What is Hollow Core Fibre?
Hollow Core Fibre is a type of optical fibre in which light primarily travels through a hollow core rather than a solid glass or silica core, as is the case with conventional optical fibres. This hollow core reduces the latency of transmissions and allows for even greater capacities to be supported.
Hollow Core Fibre minimises signal distortion and loss, making it ideal for high-speed data transmission over long distances.
Our Hollow Core Fibre Service
At NPS, we specialise in the deployment of Hollow Core Fibre having developed a set of robust processes and procedures to deliver reliable high performance networks. Our expert team works with customers and cable manufacturers to optimise network designs and guarantee quality installations, which will minimise downtime, and maximise the benefits of Hollow Core Fibre, including ultra-low latency (ULL) solutions.
Contact usWhat are the Benefits of Hollow Core Fibre?
Hollow Core Fibre (HCF) offers several key benefits over conventional solid-core optical fibres, making it a promising technology for high-speed communications and data transmission.
Hollow Core Fibre offers reduced transmission losses, especially in the mid-infrared range, where traditional optical fibres experience high attenuation. This makes hollow core fibre networks ideal for low-latency networks and specialised applications such as sensing and medical lasers, where reduced latency and high efficiency are critical.
With minimal light-matter interaction, Hollow Core Fibre can handle higher optical powers without damage or distortion, making it ideal for high-power laser delivery systems. This advantage extends to next-gen fibre optics applications, including Hollow Core Fibre networks and low latency networks, where high-performance transmission is critical.
Light in Hollow Core Fibre travels faster because air has a lower refractive index than glass, significantly reducing latency. This makes hollow core fibre networks ideal for low latency networks, ULL networks, and next-gen fibre optics applications. As data can travel faster this means that locations which have a reliance on data being replicated or want to share computing resources, e.g GPU’s, can be placed further apart, meaning greater flexibility. Industries that demand high-speed data transmission, such as telecommunications, high-frequency trading, AI, and high-performance computing, benefit greatly from this technology.
Hollow Core Fibre offers improved polarisation-maintaining capabilities, making it ideal for applications that require precise control of light polarisation, such as quantum communication. This
advantage is particularly beneficial in quantum computing fibre optics, where maintaining polarisation integrity is critical for secure data transmission and high-fidelity signal processing.
Since most of the light in Hollow Core Fibre travels through air or gas rather than solid glass, it experiences significantly lower nonlinear effects, such as the Kerr effect or Raman scattering, which commonly affect traditional fibres. This results in higher signal quality, reduced distortion, and the potential for high-power transmission over long distances.
Our Hollow Core Fibre Installation Process:
Network Planning
We begin with a comprehensive review of customer requirements, matching those to the appropriate hollow core fibre solution and deliver a robust network design. We take into account the network routing, termination points and ILA locations, environmental conditions as well as operational service level requirements.
Fibre Selection
We help source premium-quality Hollow Core Fibre from leading Hollow Core Fibre companies, selecting the ideal specifications for core backbone networks, ULL links, data centre solutions and can advise on robust solutions to support quantum computing applications.
Installation & Deployment
Exploiting our in-house expertise with proven processes and deployment methods, coupled with the use of specialist equipment our engineers are able to optimise all aspects of the installation process resulting in high quality, low loss, low latency networks for customers.
Testing & Quality Assurance
We conduct rigorous performance testing initially as the fibre is delivered, during installation and upon completion to ensure the networks are delivered to the highest standards, with quality maintained throughout the entire process.
Ongoing Support & Maintenance
After installation, we can provide assurance and maintenance services, to maximise SLA performance, as well as providing network development and optimisation advice, as hollow core fibre technologies continue to develop.
Hollow Core Fibre Solutions for Your Industry
Hollow Core Fibre enhances network performance by reducing latency and increasing bandwidth, making it ideal for 5G infrastructure, data transmission, and cloud computing. By reducing latency and minimising signal distortion, telecom providers can deliver faster, more reliable connections to support growing global data demands.
In financial markets, where milliseconds determine success, low latency networks powered by Hollow Core Fibre give traders a critical edge. Hollow Core Fibre significantly reduces transmission delays, enabling lightning-fast trade execution and improved market response times.
For data centre infrastructure, Hollow Core Fibre has the potential to significantly reduce space and power requirements with its increased capacity. The benefits of latency reduction could be even greater. With distance limitations reduced, the ability to share resources such as GPU’s and distribute LLM processing over multiple sites, changes the planning rules for the next generation of digital infrastructure. This makes Hollow Core Fibre for data centres a game-changer in supporting AI, machine learning, and large-scale cloud applications with minimal downtime.
HCF plays a crucial role in high-precision medical applications, including laser surgery, endoscopy, and real-time imaging. Its superior transmission quality and reduced interference make it ideal for medical laser delivery systems and optical sensing.
In extreme environments, radiation resistance and durability are essential. HCF outperforms traditional fibres in satellite communications, avionics, and secure military networks, ensuring stable, high-speed data transmission even in space or battlefield conditions.
Hollow Core Fibre’s polarisation-maintaining capabilities make it perfect for quantum computing and secure quantum communication networks. Its ability to minimise interference and distortion enhances data integrity in quantum-based networking solutions.
From smart grids to oil and gas monitoring, cutting-edge Hollow Core Fibre solutions support real-time data collection in harsh conditions. Its potential resistance to increased temperature fluctuations, mechanical stress, and radiation makes it a reliable choice for industrial networks.
Interested in our Hollow Core Fibre Service?
If you would like to have an initial chat about Hollow Core Fibre or wish to discuss a specific project, get in touch via the contact form.
