Definition

Noun: A communication system that uses fiber optic cables to transmit information. This system converts data into light pulses that travel through thin, flexible glass or plastic fibers, enabling high-speed, high-capacity data transmission over long distances with minimal signal loss.

Usage

A fibre-optic transmission system is the complete infrastructure for sending data via light through optical fibers. It is a technical term used in telecommunications, networking, and engineering contexts.

Examples

• The new fibre-optic transmission system has dramatically increased the city's internet bandwidth.
• Modern undersea cables are part of a global fibre-optic transmission system.
• The company is investing millions to upgrade its legacy copper network to a fibre-optic transmission system.

Advanced Usage

• As a core component of infrastructure: The term is often used to describe the backbone of national or corporate telecommunications networks.
  • The country's economic strategy depends on a robust national fibre-optic transmission system.

Variants and Related Words

• Fiber-optic communication system: A synonymous term, using the American English spelling "fiber."
• Optical fiber communication: A related phrase describing the method of communication rather than the entire system.
• Fiber optic cable (noun): The physical cable through which light signals travel. This is a component a fibre-optic transmission system, not the system itself.
• Fiber optics (noun): The broader technology or science of transmitting data using light through fibers.

Synonyms

• Optical communication system
• Lightwave communication system

Related Phrases

• To deploy a fibre-optic transmission system: To install and implement this system.
  • The telecom provider plans to deploy a fibre-optic transmission system across the region.
• Bandwidth of a fibre-optic transmission system: Refers to the data-carrying capacity of the system.
  • The primary advantage of a fibre-optic transmission system is its enormous bandwidth.

Noun

1. a communication system using fiber optic cables