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optical fiber
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optical fiber
n.
A flexible optically transparent fiber, usually made of glass or plastic, through which light can be transmitted by successive internal reflections.
optical fiber
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. See more at fiber optics.
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Noun1.optical fiber - a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fibre
fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
fiberscope - a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs
fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
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Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: Telecommunication Minister Jebran Bassil announced Tuesday that Lebanon would start laying fiber-optic cables at a cost of $64 million as of June of 2009.
Lebanon plans to install fiber-optic Internet grid at cost of $64 ... by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
The 24-strand indoor/outdoor plenum-rated fiber-optic cable permits building owners to connect buildings with fiber-optic cables that can run directly between the telecommunication rooms of the buildings being linked.
Plenum-rated fiber by Communications News
Although the new fiber-optic cable replaces the Montserrat-Antigua link that was put out of commission by volcano activity on Montserrat several years ago, the telecommunications official assured that "the capacity that Montserrat has can be taken care of by radio.
NEW FIBER-OPTIC LINK by Caribbean Update
 
 
 
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