optical cable
Glass data line
A cable that transmits data as pulses of light through thin glass or plastic fibers, rather than as electrical signals through copper wire.
Optical cables—also called fiber optic cables—carry vastly more data at higher speeds over longer distances than traditional wiring: The building was wired with optical cable for high-speed internet.
They're immune to electromagnetic interference and are the backbone of modern telecommunications networks.
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- transmissionSending of information
- dataFacts for analysis
data transfer · bandwidth · high speed internet · internet · photon · light pulse · strand · bundle · laser · signal · splice · connector · core · cladding · pulse · speed · network · telecom
- cablescoaxial, ethernet, patch cord, twisted pair, DisplayPort
- audio systemssurround sound, spatial audio, stereo, multichannel, 5.1
- AV CablesHDMI, RCA, VGA, DisplayPort, composite video
- audio connections3.5mm jack, headphone jack, RCA, XLR, speaker wire
- fiber opticscladding, splice, glass fibers, glass fibre, glass fiber
- network cablingCat5e, Cat6, patch cord, twisted pair, STP
optical cablecopper wire
Metal strand conducting electricity
coaxial cable · twisted pair · telephone wire · aluminum wire · power cable
optical cablewireless
Untethered signal transmission
radio transmission · Wi-Fi · satellite transmission · Bluetooth · cellular signal
optical, cable, optic, optics, optically, optician, cables, cabled, cabling