Fiber Optics
Fiber optics is the set of technologies that enables the point-to-point transmission of signals in the form of light—instead of in the form of electricity. The main component is op...
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Fiber Optics
Since the late 1950s, optical fibers have emerged as revolutionary tools in the fields of medicine and telecommunications. They are capable of transmitting light pulses containing data up...
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The Explosion of Applications in Fiber Optics Since 1960
Overview
Used in communication, fiber optics is the technique of sending light waves through glass fibers. It is analogous to communicating via...
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Like a lot inventions in the past two centuries, modern fibre optic cable was created for military uses. The manager for Copper Cable and Wire at the US Army Signal Corps was getting more displeased w...
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