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1Optical fiber — A bundle of optical fibers A TOSLINK fiber optic audio c …
2optical fiber — n. (Communications) A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals transmitted by means of light. It has much greater information carrying capacity than a copper wire, and in the 1990 s became a dominant means of transmitting telephone… …
3optical fiber — n. a wirelike thread of transparent glass or plastic used in fiber optics to carry light signals and images …
4optical fiber — noun count or uncount a very thin string made from a special type of glass and used in telephone and computer systems for sending information in the form of light …
5Plastic optical fiber — (POF) (or fibre) is an optical fiber which is made out of plastic. Traditionally PMMA (acrylic) is the core material, and fluorinated polymers are the cladding material. Since the late 1990s however, much higher performance POF based on… …
6Optical fiber cable — A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These plastic fiber cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are… …
7Optical fiber connector — An optical fiber connector terminates the end of an optical fiber, and enables quicker connection and disconnection than splicing. The connectors mechanically couple and align the cores of fibers so that light can pass. Better connectors lose… …
8optical fiber — noun a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images • Syn: ↑glass fiber, ↑optical fibre, ↑glass fibre • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
9Core (optical fiber) — The structure of a typical single mode fiber. 1. Core 8 µm diameter 2. Cladding 125 µm dia. 3. Buffer 250 µm dia. 4. Jacket 400 µm dia …
10optical fiber — a very thin, flexible glass or plastic strand along which large quantities of information can be transmitted in the form of light pulses: used in telecommunications, medicine, and other fields. Also called light guide. Cf. fiber optics, waveguide …
