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Examples of optical fiber in a Sentence
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Infrastructure push gains momentum Under Mr. Modi, India has witnessed significant strides in infrastructure development, marked by the expansion of national highways, airports, port capacity, and the optical fiber network, as well as railway electrification.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
One group of researchers has plotted a very different type of seismometer: a network of optical fibers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
However, Wi-Fi networks can also fail when optical fiber networks are disrupted.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
This involves integrating a wireless light-emitting diode, or LED, beneath the skin that is connected to the device via an optical fiber.
—Pengju Li, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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“Optical fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optical%20fiber. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
optical fiber
noun
: a single fiber-optic strand
Medical Definition
optical fiber
noun
: a single fiber-optic strand
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