optical fiber

American  

noun

1. 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.

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optical fiber Scientific  

1. A flexible transparent fiber of extremely pure glass or plastic, generally between 10 and 200 micrometers in diameter, used especially to carry light signals for telecommunication purposes.

2. See more at fiber optics

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Etymology

Origin of optical fiber

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

In addition, delivering light to the brain requires equipment like lasers and optical fibers, which makes experiments more invasive.

From Science Daily

An affordable quantum internet would rely on the same optical fibers used now.

From Science Daily

Researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have developed an optical fiber sensing system that could help medical professionals monitor patients for complications after a traumatic brain injury.

From Science Daily

Her orange hair shoots upward like a bouquet of optical fibers that defy gravity.

From New York Times

He then used bigger optical fibers and increased the intensity to stimulate the DRNs.

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