A medium that uses light conducted through glass or plastic fibers for data transmission.

networking: Transmitting information encoded upon light beams that pass through thin strands of glass or plastic. Because light has a very high frequency it has an enormous bandwidth upon which to impress signals, hence it can carry much more than copper wires with much higher efficiency and speed. Light has the added advantage of being immune to magnetic interference. Right now your cable-TV may be carried to your home (or at least your street) on fiber optic cabling.

Communications medium based on a laser transmission that uses a glass fiber which carries light to transmit video, audio, or data signals. These optical waves being transmitted over a fine glass fiber allows for the transmission of digitized data around curves and at high speeds without loss. Each fiber can carry from 90 to 150 megabits of digital information per second or 1,000 voice channels.

1. In displays, the use of cut glass fibers to display colored light. 2. In telephony, material used for carrying voice and data signals.

thin, flexible, transparent strands designed to conduct laser light.

The transmission of radiant energy through transparent fibers of glass, plastic or fused silica.

technology that uses the transmission of light along glass tubes (fibers) for data communications., giga—an abbreviation for the value one billion; since computers use the binary number system instead of decimal, the actual value represented is 1,073,741,824.

Thin filaments of glass through which light beams are transmitted over long distances and which can carry enormous amounts of data. Modulating l ight on thin strands of glass produces major benefits in high bandwidth, relatively low cost, low power consumption, small space needs, total insensitivity to electromagnetic interference, and great insensitivity to being bugged.

Techniques for the transmission of light from a transmitting source through a bundle of tiny and flexible glass fibers.

A communications system which uses very thin strands of glass to conduct information coded in pulses of light.

The ability to transmit light and images through very thin flexible glass fibers. Used in medicine to video images from inside the human body.

Conductors or optical waveguides that readily pass light.

A method of transmitting video, audio and data that uses thin filaments of glass to carry the information in the form of light. Fiber optic transmission sends video with less signal loss than other transmission methods.

An optical system that uses glass or transparent plastic fibers as light transmitting media. These cables have greater bandwidth than electrical transmission through wires.

A system of flexible quartz or glass fibers can transmit light

Light transmission through optical fibers for communication and signalling.

The technology in which communication signals in the form of modulated light beams are transmitted over a glass or plastic fiber transmission medium. Fiber optic cables offers high bandwidth, small space needs and protection from electromagnetic interference, eavesdropping and radioactivity.

plastic or glass cable that carries a large capacity of information using light beams (modulated light waves) and is immune to electrical noise, lightening, and induced voltages. Data, expressed as pulses of light rather than electrons, is transmitted by lasers or other devices. Fiber-based systems are well suited for high-volume and broadband communications. A pair of hair-thin strands can carry the same volume of information as 32,000 pairs of copper communications cables. Fiber is costly and requires sophisticated electronic equipment.

Light transmission through optical fibers for communication and signaling.

The thin transparent fibers of glass or plastic in which data is transmitted through light pulses.

A high-bandwidth transmission technology that uses light to carry digital information. One fiber-optic cable carries hundreds of thousands of voice or data circuits. These cables, or light guides, replace conventional coaxial cables and wire pairs. Fiber transmission facilities occupy far less physical volume for an equivalent transmission capacity. Optical fiber is also immune to electrical interference.

lighting system which has light generated at a remote source. Light is then transmitted along fibers.

(technology) A technology in which light is transmitted through an optical fiber. Most often used as a transmission link connecting two electronic circuits.

Light beams transferred from one place to another by optical fiber or fibers

high-speed data transmission media which allow huge amounts of information to be transmitted at the speed of light through threads of glass or plastic

A method for the transmission of information (sound, pictures, data). Light is modulated and transmitted over high purity, hair-thin fibers of glass. The bandwidth capacity of fiber optic cable is much greater than that of conventional cable or copper wire.

The science of using light energy as a medium of transport of information.

The process of transmitting infrared and visible light frequencies through a low loss glass fiber (for some purposes, plastic may be used). Light sources include laser and Light Emitting Diode (LED). NOTE: Protect your eyes! NEVER LOOK INTO FIBER ENDS. There can be enough energy emitted from them to damage your eye(s)

Strands or bundles of light-transmitting fibers, usually plastic or glass, used in specialty lighting conditions for signage. The light source can be several feet away from the display, and the light can be emitted from the sides of the bundles or from the ends. It is easier to maintain (and uses less energy) than other methods used for similar applications, as single light source can service long runs of fiber-optic tubing.

A method of transmitting light beams along optical fibers. A light beam, like that produced by a laser, can be modulated to carry data.

These high-speed computer-networking cables transmit data using light instead of copper.

Edit / Term that describes the technology used to transmit infrared and visible light frequencies through a hair-thin strand of glass fiber, with a laser or light-emitting diode. The glass fiber, also known as an optical fiber, is to light what copper wire is to electricity. See Also: Synchronous Optical Network

A method of using a glass core to transmit video, audio or data with a light beam

The technology for guidance of light waves through optical fibers; specifically when the optical energy is guided to another location in order to transmit information.

A sandwiched layers of lucite fibers used to transmit light to form an image onto the drum from the original document. Conventional copiers use an optical lens to see images instead of fiber optics.

cables made from bundles of glass or plastic fibers for high-bandwidth data transfer using beams of light carrying electromagnetic signals.

A technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit data. A fiber optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of transmitting messages modulated onto light waves. Fiber optic cables have a much greater bandwidth than metal cables.

The technique of using fiber optic transmitters, receivers, and cables for the transmission of data.

the transmission of light signals via glass fibers

Flexible glass fibers drawn from the highest quality pure glass used to conduct light energy. The term has come to mean any and all equipment associated with the use of these fibers such as the light power transmitters and receivers, the connecting technology and various cabling systems. FIELD In television technology, one vertical scan of the face of a picture tube consisting of 262 &Mac189; horizontal lines. Two fields make up one frame of video consisting of 525 horizontal lines. The duration of one field is 1/60th of a second.

The technology of transferring information as light pulses through long thin fibers, usually made of glass.

Threads of glass that deliver a digital signal via a light wave rather than an electronic wave.

A transmission technology in which modulated visible light wave signals containing information are sent down hair-thin plastic or glass fibers and demodulated back into electrical signals at the other end by a special light-sensitive receiver.

The technology that transports communication signals modulated onto light and passed through glass fibers.

A data transmission medium that uses light conducted through glass or plastic fibers. (7/96)

Bundles of extremely thin glass or plastic filaments on which information is carried in the form of billions of pulses of light per second. Fiber optic cable has much higher capacity than traditional copper or coaxial cable, and is not as subject to interference and noise.

The technology of guiding and projecting light for use as a communications medium. Hair-thin cladded glass fibers allow light beams to be transmitted with low levels of loss and interferences. These fibers are known as " optical wave guides" or simply "optical fibers."

The process of transferring infrared and visible light frequencies through a low-loss glass fiber with a transmitting laser or LED and a photo diode receiver.

Light transmission through optical fibers for communications or signaling.

A data transmission medium that uses light conducted through thin transparent fibers of glass or plastic.

A system of flexible quartz or glass fibers that use total internal reflection (TIR) to pass light through thousands of glancing (total internal) reflections.

Thin glass filaments within a jacket or bundle that optically transmit images or signals in the form of light over distances, with extremely low high-bandwidth quality losses.

Technology in which a modulated beam of light carries information through a thin glass or plastic fiber.

A cable containing thin tubes permitting the exchange of electronic information for controlling substation activities from a remote point.

The term for the transmission of information in the form of light impulses along a glass or plastic wire or fiber, typically capable of carrying more information than conventional copper wire with less electromagnetic interference.

The transmission of information with light energy as the transmission carrier and plastic or glass as the medium.

The scientific study of optical fibers or thin cable wires capable of transmitting light that can be used for telecommunications.

Are thin strands of glass fiber that are used to carry light (usually from a LASER) which is encoded with data. This form of communication allows for more information to be transmitted then copper wire.

Light transmission through flexible transmissive fibers for communications or lighting.

Of or pertaining to the transmission of light transparent fiber or fibers.

A communications medium based on a laser transmission that uses a fiber, or threadlike material, which carries light.

The technology of guiding and projecting light for use as a communications medium. Hair- thin glass fibers that allow light beams to be bent and reflected with low levels of loss and interference are known as "glass optical wave guides" or simply "optical fibers."

A transmission medium that is replacing copper cable for long distance communications. In fiber optic transmissions, information is carried by pulses of light along glass fibers, thus offering a much higher bandwidth (100-300 Mbps) than other transmission media.

Thin, flexible instruments that transmit light and images, allowing structures inside of the body to be viewed

hair-thin, flexible glass rods encased in cables that use light to transmit audio, video, and data signals.

Flexible glass fibers used to conduct signals with low loss.

The science of transmitting light by using very fine (thinner than a human hair), flexible glass fibers.

A technology designed to transmit signals in the form of pulses of light. Fiber optic cable is noted for its properties of electrical isolation and resistance to electrostatic and electromagnetic interference.

A illuminating system composed of a lamp source, fiber, and output optics used to remotely light an area or object.

Fiber optics is a technology that permits digitized voice and data to travel as beams of light — rather than electrical impulses — along the microthin strands of glass which make up a fiber optic cable. Theoretically, communication along fiber optic cable flashes along at the speed of light. It's also high bandwidth, permitting data to travel at roughly 45 megabits a second. But there's a hitch: implementing fiber optic cable across the nation could take twenty years, more if the cable companies don't stop fighting with the telephone companies.[See Also: Bandwidth

Technology involving transmission of digital information using laser light pulses sent across glass strands. Fiber optic cables are largely immune to electrical interference and environmental factors that affect copper wiring and satellite transmission.

use of tiny, transparent strands to transmit light that represents electronic signals; can replace traditional copper wire with less weight and expense, and greater reliability, but is not capable of transmitting power

n. The branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of radiant power through fibers made of transparent materials such as glass, fused silica, and plastic.

A transmission medium consisting of thin strands of glass or plastic through which data is sent by means of pulse modulated light waves.

a technology for transmitting voice, video, and data via light over thin fibers of glass. This technology had much greater bandwidth capacity than conventional cable or copper wire.

A communications system that uses dozens of hair-thin strands of glass that move information at the speed of light.

Technology that involves sending laser light pulses via glass strands to transmit digital information. Strands, although about the thickness of a human hair, have nearly unlimited capacity. Bundled in protective sheathing about the diameter of a human thumb, fiber can carry more information than copper cable the diameter of a utility pole.

Light transmission through optical fibers for communication or signaling.

(FO). The transmission of data in the form of pulses of light. Fiber optics uses cables containing glass or silica fibers no thicker than a human hair. There is very little signal loss, and information can be transmitted at high speed over long distances. Fiber optic cables do not have problems with external noise like wire cables do, and are better for transmissions requiring security.

Laser's light output carries information that is conveyed between two points by thin glass optical fibers.

A new communication medium that uses flexible class to transmit light signals in a network.

The use of glass or plastic fibre's for the electronic transmission of data. The technology has several advantages over traditional wire cables in that transmission speed is greatly increased; fiber optics allow for greater bandwidth with no electromagnetic noise; fiber optic cables can carry more data; they transmit the data digitally; and they are lighter and thinner than wire cables.

High speed transmission using light to send images (in telecommunications: voice or data) through a bundle of glass fibers.

Bundles of high refractive index glass fibers assembled in parallel strips separated by low reflective index glass can transmit images

A technology that uses light for the transmission data. Transmission characteristics are around 10Gb/s. Currently 40Gb/s testing is underway.

A method for the transmission of information (sound, video, data) in which light is modulated and transmitted over high-purity, hair-thin filaments of glass.

A wiring system that transmits light over a thin glass cable. This is less susceptible to interference and can be transmitted over greater distances than traditional cabling.

A form of signal transmission that allows digital data to be transmitted as pulses of light, normally through special cable. The main advantage is a reduction of noise and distortion.

A method of transmitting signals over light waves sent through extremely thin fibers spun from glass.

The branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.

Communications technology that uses thin filaments of glass or other transparent materials. Fiber optic technology offers extremely high transmission speeds, allowing for data-intensive services such as video-on-demand.

used as a communication vehicle to transmit digitized data over telephone lines (fiber optics are the actual telephone lines -they replace copper lines). Previously -the copper lines transmitted data by electrical impulse, fibre optics transmit data by light. The fiber optics signal is more accurate, faster, longer wearing and higher capacity.

Thin strands of glass used to carry light signals for communication purposes. A tiny strand of fiber optic cable can replace huge copper cables. Not only do fiber optics take up less space, but they can carry more information as well. Fiber optics are very popular for modern LANs because they are less susceptible to radioactivity and other types of interference.

A technology in which light is used to transport information from one point to another. More specifically, fiber optics are thin filaments of glass through which light beams are transmitted over long distances carrying large amounts of data.

A data transmission medium using light conducted through glass or plastic fibers. A fiber-optic cable has cores capable of conducting modulated light signals by internal reflection.

Transmitting data through light pulses along glass or plastic fibers. Fiber cables can carry much more information at a time than regular copper wire. Long distance telephone networks run over fiber-optic cables.()

is a method of modulating video, audio or data with a light beam and transmitting it along a glass core.

Transmission of energy by light through glass fibers. A technology that uses light as an information carrier.

High bandwidth communication medium in which communication signals are transmitted in the form of light beams over glass optical fiber cables.

Communications technology that uses thin filaments of glass or other transparent materials. Fiber optic technology offers extremely high transmission speeds, and in the future, will allow for services such as "video on demand."

Transmitting computer information or telephone signals in a digital form in cables made of glass fibers.

A technology that uses glass or plastic fibers (also called threads) to transmit data instead of metal cables. Fiber optic cables have more bandwidth than metal cables and can transmit data digitally but they are also much more expensive and fragile. Most Telcos however are gradually replacing their regular telephone lines with fiber optic cables.

Thin transparent fibers of glass or plastic that are enclosed by material of a lower index of refraction and that transmit light throughout their length by internal reflections.

The term used for optical fiber, or glass fibers used to transmit light from point to point. Used in CCTV to transmit camera signals over greater distances and through high magnetic or electrically Interfering areas.

A method of encoding digital information into a pulsing laser, allowing much higher transmission bandwidth than copper cable

Flexible glass fibers used to conduct energy. It is valuable in the coupling of multi-stage image intensifiers.

The concept or method of using a laser to transmit infrared and visible light frequencies through a low-gloss glass fiber. The most economical means of transporting a call.

An optical system that uses glass or transparent plastic fibers as light-transmitting media; a fiber-optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of transmitting messages modulated onto light waves.

Thin tubes of glass designed to carry or transmit light waves of band frequencies.

Hair-thin, flexible glass rods that use light signals to transmit audio, video, and data. The signals can be either analog or digital. Fiber optic cable has a higher capacity than traditional copper or coaxial cable and is not as subject to interference and noise.

High-capacity, extremely reliable cables that carry multiple television channels over thin, glass strands.

Used by AMRA to indicate the use of modulated light waves in a fiber optic cable as the physical communication medium in a local area network. (2)

(1) Means of providing a high-speed transmission, using light to send images through a flexible bundle of glass fibers. (2) Use of light as the primary medium in an actual application.

A communications medium utilizing laser or "light" transmission. Uses a glass or plastic fiber carrying light to transmit voice, data and video signals. Each fiber can carry from 90 to 150Mb/s.

A high-bandwidth transmission technology that uses light to carry digital information. Fiber transmission facilities occupy far less physical volume for an equivalent transmission capacity and are immune to electrical and radio frequency interference.

The technology of transmitting data over communication lines made from thin flexible strands of glass or plastic through which laser or light beams can be passed to transfer data.

Transparent fibers all bundled together parallel to one another. This bundle of fibers has the ability to transmit a light from one of its surfaces to the other around curves and into otherwise inaccessible places with an extremely low loss of definition and light.

Flexible glass fibers used to conduct energy. Ideal for secure transmissions. If someone tries to tap fiber, light leaks and transmission fails, so a tap can be detected instantly.

An optical fiber is a transparent thin fiber, usually made of glass, for transmitting light. Fiber optics is the branch of science and engineering concerned with optical fibers.

Technology based on thin filaments of glass or other transparent materials used as the medium for transmitting coded light pulses that represent data, image and sound. Fiber-optic technology offers extremely fast transmission speeds.

A much more advanced means of relaying information than traditional phone or cable lines, optical fibers are strands of plastic or glass that are used to transmit beams of light that can be encoded and decoded by computers. Fiber optics offers a number of advantages over traditional wires—much higher transmission speeds, greater fidelity and increased security—but the cost of setting up a fiber optic network and devices that can utilize it had been prohibitively high. Also, unlike traditional cable wires, optical fibers can't transmit electrical power to the devices to which they're connected. Some telecom companies have been burying fiber optic networks at a frenzied pace, however, anticipating a time when their use will be much more common.

Abbreviated “FO” Fiber optics refers in general to the use of flexible glass or plastic fibers in controlling the propagation of light for illumination or data communications purposes. A light beam is produced at a source, such as a laser or LED, and propagates through the channel provided by the fiber optic cable to a receiver. Along the length of the fiber channel, different fiber optic components and cables will be connected together; for instance, the light source must be coupled into the first fiber to transmit any signal. At these interfaces between components, fiber optic connectors are often used. See also: fiber optic connector, fiber optic cable, fiber optic assemblies, fiber

Light source or optical image delivery via long, flexible fibers of transparent material, usually bundled together. Light is transmitted via internal reflection inside each fiber; coherent fiber optics are spatially organized so images can be relayed.

A lightwave or optical communications system in which electrical information is converted to light energy, transmitted to another location through optical fibers, and is then converted back into electrical information.

Thin filaments of glass or plastic carrying a transmitted light beam (generated by an LED or laser).

A technology in which light is used to transport large amounts of data using thin filaments of glass.

communications infrastructure that uses optical fibers for transmission. Optical fibers transmit large amounts of complex and varied information such as text, diagrams and graphics more quickly and efficiently than the traditional copper wires.

Transparent fibers of glass or plastic used for conducting and guiding light energy. Used in photoelectrics as "light pipes" to conduct sensing light into and out of a sensing area. Learn more about fiber optics here.

A data-transmission method that uses light pulses sent over glass cables. ... more

A technology that uses light as digital information carrier. Fiber-optic cables (light guides) are a direct replacement for coaxial cables and twisted-wire pairs. The glass-based transmission facilities occupy far less physical volume, yet provide a tremendous amount of transmission capacity, which is a major advantage in crowded underground ducts. The fibers are immune to electrical interference, which is another advantage. Also called lightwave communications, photonics, or, simply, fiber.

Similar to a light pipe that uses strands of material to direct light.

Very thin and pliable tubes of glass or plastic used to carry wide bands of frequencies.

Fiber optics & fiber optic manufacturers; including fiber optic cable and fiber optic lighting & lamps.

The technology of using glass fibers to convey light and modulated information. filter Any of various electric, electronic, acoustic, or optical devices used to reject signals, vibrations, or radiations of certain frequencies while passing others. For audio use the most common electronic filter is a bandpass filter, characterized by three parameters: center frequency, amplitude (or magnitude), and bandwidth. Bandpass filters form the heart of audio graphic equalizers and parametric equalizers.

An optical data-transfer system that uses glass or transparent plastic fibers as light transmitting media.

Transmitting with light pulses over cables made from thin strands of glass.