A fiber optic cable consists of five basic components: the core, the cladding, the coating, the strengthening fibers, and the cable jacket. This advanced cabling solution allows fast, secure data transfer and telecom over long distances. When searching for a fiber optic cable, we need to pay attention not only to the connectors, such as SC to ST fiber cable, LC to SC fiber patch cable, or SC to. A fiber optic is made of five main parts, labeled in the animation and summary image of Video 1. The core, made of glass or plastic, provides the path for light propagation. The numerical aperture. A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light.