fiber optic
Data through glass
Fiber optic describes technology that transmits data as pulses of light through thin glass or plastic fibers.
The technology enables high-speed internet, telecommunications, and medical imaging.
As a noun, a fiber optic is one such strand: The technician spliced the broken fiber optic.
The plural fiber optics names the field or the cables collectively.
Data transmission capacity
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- dispersionScattering across space
- refractionWave bending between media
- lightwaveElectromagnetic radiation's traveling form
photonics · wavelength · multiplexing · modulation · signal · amplification · loss · dB
Outer protective layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- multimodeHaving several operational configurations
- ferruleProtective end band
- spliceJoin end to end
connector · jacket · buffer · strand · bundle · ribbon · armored · submarine
Remote signal transmission technology
- EthernetWired network standard
- broadbandFast internet access
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
backbone · infrastructure · router · switch · node · metro · long-haul · interconnect
Billion bits of data
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- GbpsData transmission speed unit
- high-speedMoving very quickly
low-latency · streaming · download · upload · capacity · data rate · terabit
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- dispersionScattering across space
- refractionWave bending between media
lightwave · photonics · wavelength · multiplexing · modulation · signal · amplification · loss · dB · repeater
cladding
Outer protective layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- multimodeHaving several operational configurations
- ferruleProtective end band
splice · connector · jacket · buffer · strand · bundle · ribbon · armored · submarine · trunk
telecommunications
Remote signal transmission technology
WAN · backbone · infrastructure · router · switch · node · metro · long-haul · interconnect · data center
gigabit
Billion bits of data
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- GbpsData transmission speed unit
high-speed · low-latency · streaming · download · upload · capacity · data rate · terabit
- Telecom Terms3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, GSM
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- communication methodsphone line, radio, telephone, television, text
- Digital Techinternet, computer, software, hardware, email
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
fiber opticcopper wire
Metal strand conducting electricity
coaxial cable · twisted pair · copper · ethernet cable · telephone wire
fiber, fibrous, optical, optic, optics, optician, fibril, optometrist, fibrosis