plastic optical fibre
1Plastic 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… …
2optical fibre — UK US UK (US optical fiber) noun [C or U] COMMUNICATIONS, IT ► a very thin glass or plastic thread that can send information in the form of light signals: »A strand of optical fibre as thin as a human hair can transmit the equivalent of millions… …
3optical fibre — BrE optical fiber AmE n [U and C] a long thin thread of glass or plastic along which information can be sent through a phone or computer system, using light …
4optical fibre — noun a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images • Syn: ↑optical fiber, ↑glass fiber, ↑glass fibre • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
5optical fibre — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms optical fibre : singular optical fibre plural optical fibres physics a very thin string made of glass or plastic, used in telephone and computer systems for sending information in the form of light …
6optical fibre — noun A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light …
7optical fibre — /ɒptɪkəl ˈfaɪbə/ (say optikuhl fuybuh) noun a very thin flexible strand of glass or plastic along which information in the form of light pulses can be transmitted. See fibre optics …
8optical fibre — noun (U) a thread like piece of glass or plastic which is used for sending information, for example in a telephone or computer system …
9Optical fiber — A bundle of optical fibers A TOSLINK fiber optic audio c …
10fibre optics — 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… …
