fiber optics
Glass thread technology
Fiber optics is the technology of transmitting light through thin, flexible glass or plastic strands.
Data travels as pulses of light, allowing faster speeds and greater bandwidth than electrical signals in copper wire.
The term covers both the technology and the physical cables: The building was wired with fiber optics.
A single strand is a fiber optic cable.
Remote signal transmission technology
- broadbandFast internet access
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- connectivityState of being linked
telephony · VoIP · networking · ISP · satellite · streaming · multimedia · video conferencing
Outer protective layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- sheathingProtective outer layer
patch cord · armored · plenum · riser · conduit · ducting · connector · ferrule
Message-conveying cue
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
multiplexing · transceiver · transmitter · receiver · amplifier · repeater · multimode · attenuation
Light particle science and engineering
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
- modulatorsDevices that vary intensity
- photodetectorsDevices sensing electromagnetic radiation
- transceiversCombined sender-receiver devices
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- laserConcentrated light device
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- refractionWave bending between media
- spectrumContinuous range of values
infrared · visible light · dispersion · attenuation · luminescence · coherence · monochromatic · light pulse
telecommunications
Remote signal transmission technology
- broadbandFast internet access
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
connectivity · telephony · VoIP · networking · ISP · satellite · streaming · multimedia · video conferencing · long-haul
cladding
Outer protective layer
sheathing · patch cord · armored · plenum · riser · conduit · ducting · connector · ferrule · splice
signal
Message-conveying cue
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
modulation · multiplexing · transceiver · transmitter · receiver · amplifier · repeater · multimode · attenuation · bit rate
photonics
Light particle science and engineering
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
- modulatorsDevices that vary intensity
- photodetectorsDevices sensing electromagnetic radiation
transceivers · splitters · couplers · attenuators · multiplexers
photon
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- laserConcentrated light device
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- refractionWave bending between media
spectrum · infrared · visible light · dispersion · attenuation · luminescence · coherence · monochromatic · light pulse
- Optical Methodsinterferometry, spectroscopy, photometry, refractometry, colorimetry
- telecom operationsnetwork management, phone lines, switchboards, performance management, network security
- wire and cablecopper wire, steel wire, aluminum wire, brass wire, barbed wire
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- modern technologysmartphone, smartphones, internet, computers, Wi-Fi
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
fiber opticscopper wiring
Conductive metal installation
copper wire · coaxial cable · twisted pair · electrical wiring · telephone wire
fiber opticsdial-up
Phone-line internet connection
telegraph · POTS · landline · smoke signals · carrier pigeon
fiber opticswireless
Untethered signal transmission
radio transmission · satellite communication · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · cellular
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