Optical fiber
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optical-fiber-164-2061701
title:
Optical fiber
text:
An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths than electrical cables. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss and are immune to electromagnetic interference. Fibers are also used for illumination and imaging, and are often wrapped in bun
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Light-conducting fiber
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber
date created:
2001-07-28T10:59:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T15:36:41Z
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