A transmission medium designed to transmit digital signals in the form of pulses of light Fiber optic cable is noted for its properties of electrical isolation and resistance to electromagnetic interference
A very fine fiber of glass or plastic through which light can be transmitted by total internal reflection In telecommunications, electrical signals are converted to pulses of light for transmission and then converted back into electrical signals at the end of the cable These fibers have a very large bandwidth, so many more items of information can be transmitted down a fiber optic cable than down a conventional copper telecommunications cable (Novak)
A data retrieval hardware link using a bundle of thin transparent fibers of glass or plastic that transmit light throughout their length by internal reflections
An alternative to copper wire for transmitting information In fiber optics, pulses of light representing binanry data are flashed along a flexible glass fiber The advantage over copper wiring is that a single strand of optical fiber can carry thousands and thousands of different frequencies at once without data loss
An alternative to copper wire for transmitting information In fiber optics, pulses of light representing binary data are flashed along a flexible glass fiber The advantage over copper wiring is that a single strand of optical fiber can carry thousands and thousands of different frequencies at once without data loss Related terms: Data, Binary
Fibre optic means relating to or involved in fibre optics. fibre optic cables. the process of using very thin threads of glass or plastic to carry information in the form of light, especially on telephone lines. Thin transparent fibres of glass or plastic that transmit light through their length by internal reflections, used for transmitting data, voice, and images. Fibre-optic technology has virtually replaced copper wire in long-distance telephone lines and is used to link computers in local area networks, with digitized light pulses replacing the electric current formerly used for the signal. Telecommunication using fibre optics is usually conducted with infrared light. Fibre optics uses light in the visible wavelengths to transmit images directly, in various technical devices such as those developed for endoscopy