Optical fiber — A bundle of optical fibers A TOSLINK fiber optic audio c … Wikipedia
Optical fiber cable — A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These plastic fiber cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are… … Wikipedia
optical fiber — noun a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images • Syn: ↑glass fiber, ↑optical fibre, ↑glass fibre • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fiber waveguide — šviesolaidis statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Optinis kabelis, sudarytas iš daug labai plonų šviesai laidžių skaidulų. Dėl to, kad skaidulos labai plonos, į jas patenkanti šviesa atspindima labai smailiu, vadinamuoju visiško atspindžio… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
optical fiber — šviesolaidis statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Optinis kabelis, sudarytas iš daug labai plonų šviesai laidžių skaidulų. Dėl to, kad skaidulos labai plonos, į jas patenkanti šviesa atspindima labai smailiu, vadinamuoju visiško atspindžio… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
optical fiber — 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. Also called light guide. Cf. fiber optics, waveguide … Universalium
Single-mode optical fiber — In fiber optic communication, a single mode optical fiber (SMF) is an optical fiber designed to carry only a single ray of light (mode). This ray of light often contains a variety of different wavelengths. Although the ray travels parallel to the … Wikipedia
Optical tweezers — (originally called single beam gradient force trap ) are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to provide an attractive or repulsive force (typically on the order of piconewtons), depending on the refractive index mismatch… … Wikipedia
Optical interconnect — is a way of communication by optical cables.[1] Compared to traditional cables, optical wires are capable of a much higher bandwidth, from 10 Gb/s up to 100 Gb/s.[2] The technology is currently being introduced as a way to link computers to… … Wikipedia
Waveguide (optics) — This page is about waveguides for transmission of optical signals or power. For other types of waveguide, see the disambiguation page Waveguide An optical waveguide is a physical structure that guides electromagnetic waves in the optical spectrum … Wikipedia
Waveguide — This page is about waveguides in the most general sense. For ordinary metal pipe waveguides, Waveguide (electromagnetism). For optical waveguides, see Waveguide (optics). A section of flexible waveguide with a pressurizable flange … Wikipedia