Definitions for "Fibre Optic Cable"
Keywords:  optic, pulses, cable, broadband, copper
Fibre optic cables are a direct replacement for conventional copper wire, co-axial cable and many forms of radio as the medium of transmission of electronic information. Signals are transmitted digitally as pulses of light, offering superior quality, high volume broadband transmissions and the capacity for a large number of channels.
a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
A fibre optic (glass) cable can carry very pure (coherent) light, provided by a laser, over considerable distances without degeneration. The light can be modulated to carry many television and radio signals, without interference, and because the fibres are so thin, one cable can contain many fibres. Optical fibre is a broadband medium which can easily provide capacity for a large number of channels.