Fiber Optics Lecture Notes

Flashcards about Fiber Optics

Fiber optic is used for __.

Internet communication transmitting via light.

__ is faster than electricity.

Light is faster than electricity in transmitting data.

Fiber optics have been around since the 1960s, with __ being a key figure.

Charles Kao in 1965.

__ implemented a Chicago loop using fiber optics.

AT&T in 1976-77.

Network communication mainly uses __.

Fiber cable.

__ are used to connect the world.

Submarine cables.

Phones are connected to __.

Fiber towers/cables.

Fiber optics is __.

Transmitting communication signals over hair-thin strands of glass or plastic.

Different types of cables include __.

Underground & direct burial cables, aerial cables, and submarine cables.

__ are placed into the deep ocean.

Used for protection of cables in the ocean.