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fibre optics

the transmission of information modulated on light carried down very thin flexible fibres of glass
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fibre optics

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The first phase of constructing and commissioning the new fiber-optic lines is envisaged for the current year.
While I was waiting for the box to show up in the mail, I browsed those sights on HiVizSights.com, and at first glance I didn't think they looked any different than other fiber-optic sights HiViz (and everybody else) was offering.
Fios is the fiber-optic bundle of services Verizon provides that includes Internet, phone and pay TV.
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry threatened earlier this month to restructure the NTT group unless it made progress on increasing access to fiber-optic cable services and NTT is seeking to emphasize its positive contribution through service charge reductions.
Distributed fiber-optic sensing systems are unique in that the fiber-optic cable is the sensor.
Etisalat sees its deployment of fiber-optic technology as part of its corporate responsibility to gear the country with the best technology in the world, and also, to support a sustainable future.
Bassil added that the fiber-optic cables will allow the Telecommunication Ministry to introduce new services in the fixed line networks.
It supplies fiber-optic spectroscopic instruments for process analysis by pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers.
Patent and Trademark Office three new patents related to its technology for installing fiber-optic cable within active natural gas pipelines.
At the other end of the cable, the researchers measured sunlight, now concentrated by a factor of 11,000, at power densities comparable to those used in laser fiber-optic surgery.
With the expected demand, what should building owners and managers look for in a fiber-optic carrier?
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