optical fibre

noun

1. a communications cable consisting of a thin glass fibre in a protective sheath. Light transmitted along the fibre may be modulated with vision, sound, or data signals See also fibre optics

Example Sentences

On October 5, one drone guided by a thread of optical fibre several-dozen-kilometres-long struck a vehicle in the centre of Kramatorsk, a first for the city.

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The cable is manufactured in the Arctic city of Murmansk using Chinese optical fibre and Russian components, Strelchenko said.

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But the company has a long history and, among other things, also invented early versions of the optical fibre cable used for internet communications.

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The second new EU investigation will look into whether Chinese producers of optical fibre cables benefited from unfair subsidies following a complaint by EU industry group Europacable.

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“If you speak on radio, it can get caught. Communications on optical fibre cables is secure,” he said.

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