fiber-optic

Thân thiện

A fiber-optic cable carries data across the ocean floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to fiber optics: Describes something that uses, involves, or pertains to the technology of transmitting light through thin, flexible fibers of glass or plastic to carry data, signals, or images.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The new building has a fiber-optic network for high-speed internet.
  • The surgeon used a fiber-optic scope to examine the patient's internal organs.
  • This fiber-optic cable can transmit data over long distances with minimal loss.

Advanced Usage

• "fiber-optic communication": A method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber.
  • Modern telecommunications rely heavily on fiber-optic communication.
• "fiber-optic sensor": A device that uses optical fiber to sense quantities like temperature, pressure, or strain.
  • The bridge is equipped with fiber-optic sensors to monitor its structural health.

Variants and Related Words

• Fiber optics (noun): The branch of technology concerned with the transmission of light through fine, transparent fibers.
  • He studied fiber optics in engineering school.
• Optical fiber (noun): The thin, flexible strand of glass or plastic used to transmit light.
  • The signal travels through an optical fiber.

Synonyms

• Optical: Pertaining to light or vision, often used in similar technical contexts (e.g., optical cable).
• Light-based: Using light as the medium for transmission.

Related Phrases

• Fiber-optic line/cable: The physical cable containing optical fibers.
  • They laid a new fiber-optic line across the ocean floor.
• Fiber-optic connection/link: A data connection established using fiber-optic technology.
  • Our office upgraded to a fiber-optic connection.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to fiber optics

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fiberoptic
• fibre-optic
• fibreoptic