optical fiber

noun

1. 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.

optical fiber

1. A flexible transparent fiber of extremely pure glass or plastic, generally between 10 and 200 micrometers in diameter, used especially to carry light signals for telecommunication purposes.
2. See more at fiber optics

Word History and Origins

Origin of optical fiber¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The optical fiber uses optogenetics—a method that leverages light to control genetically-engineered neurons—to activate the PFC.

From Singularity Hub 

This happens at two identical nodes at either end of the optical fiber.

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The system works by generating a pair of entangled photons and firing one at the memory and one down an optical fiber.

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Astronomers have managed by directly linking nearby optical telescopes with optical fibers — an approach that led in 2019 to the first direct observation of an exoplanet.

From Quanta Magazine

Current approaches look unlikely to scale, but new research suggests optical fiber could be the key to creating devices big enough to revolutionize computing.

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