This document provides information about optical fiber cables. It begins by classifying optical fibers into three types: step index single-mode fiber, step index multimode fiber, and graded index fiber. It then describes the construction of optical fibers, including the core, cladding, buffer, and jacket layers. Challenges of optical fiber transmission like attenuation, nonlinearity, and dispersion are also summarized. The document concludes by discussing applications of optical fiber in telecommunications and how capacity has rapidly increased over time.