fiber optics
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Some of the applications of fiber optics are in medicine, where it is used to view otherwise inaccessible parts of the body, and in telecommunications, where it is used to transmit data of all types.
Etymology
Origin of fiber optics
First recorded in 1960–65
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Connectivity has become the latest frontier amid the AI infrastructure buildout and fiber optics are replacing copper for long-distance and rack-to-rack interconnects in AI data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In the latest study, scientists used optogenetics, a technique that uses fiber optics and light to activate specific brain cells.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
“If you look at the amount of fiber optics strands that some of these data centers will need, it makes sense that they work with Corning,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The company’s fiber optics business has been one of its fastest-growing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Already the work area was a mess of tangled wires and pulsating fiber optics.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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