optical fiber
Glass data strand
An optical fiber is a thin, flexible strand of glass or plastic that transmits light signals over long distances with minimal loss.
These fibers form the backbone of modern telecommunications, carrying internet data, phone calls, and cable television far more efficiently than traditional copper wires.
The technology works by bouncing light through the fiber's core via total internal reflection.
The technician installed optical fiber to bring high-speed internet to the neighborhood.
Data transmission capacity
- broadbandFast internet access
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- dataFacts for analysis
- internetInterconnected computer systems
latency · throughput · gigabit · terabit · long-haul · undersea · transatlantic · transpacific
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- laserConcentrated light device
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- refractionWave bending between media
cladding · core · attenuation · dispersion · modal · chromatic · scattering · absorption
Having several operational configurations
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- sheathingProtective outer layer
- claddingOuter protective layer
- coreCentral essential portion
buffer · strand · ribbon · bundle · splice · fusion · termination · ferrule
Vertebral column, or courage
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- MANCity-spanning computer network
- datacenterFacility housing networked computers
interconnect · switch · router · transceiver · distribution · hub · node · ring
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- broadbandFast internet access
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- dataFacts for analysis
internet · latency · throughput · gigabit · terabit · long-haul · undersea · transatlantic · transpacific · backbone
photon
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- laserConcentrated light device
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
refraction · cladding · core · attenuation · dispersion · modal · chromatic · scattering · absorption · dB
multimode
Having several operational configurations
core · buffer · strand · ribbon · bundle · splice · fusion · termination · ferrule · patch
backbone
Vertebral column, or courage
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- MANCity-spanning computer network
datacenter · interconnect · switch · router · transceiver · distribution · hub · node · ring · mesh
silica
Silicon dioxide compound
doped · germanium · fluoride · preform · drawing · extrusion · coating · acrylate · carbon · hermetic
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- cablescoaxial, ethernet, power cable, audio cable, video cable
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
- connectorscable, cables, connector, connectors, wires
- Optics Historytelescope, microscope, lens, prism, refraction
- light refracterslens, prism, glass, crystal, water
optical fibercopper wire
Metal strand conducting electricity
coaxial cable · twisted pair · telephone wire · metal wire · copper
optical fiberwireless
Untethered signal transmission
radio transmission · satellite communication · Wi-Fi · cellular network · Bluetooth
optical fibertelegraph wire
Conductor for electrical messages
tin can telephone · smoke signals · semaphore · carrier pigeon · morse code
fiber, fibrous, fibers, optical, optic, optics, optician, fibres, fibre