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Examples of optical fiber in a Sentence
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The circuits for a photonic quantum computer can be etched onto microchips and connected with optical fibers, says Terry Rudolph, chief architect at PsiQuantum and a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London.
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science.org, 10 June 2024
Infrastructure push gains momentum Under Mr. Modi, India has witnessed significant strides in infrastructure development, marked by the expansion of national highways, airports, port capacity, and the optical fiber network, as well as railway electrification.
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Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
One group of researchers has plotted a very different type of seismometer: a network of optical fibers.
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
However, Wi-Fi networks can also fail when optical fiber networks are disrupted.
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Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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“Optical fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optical%20fiber. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
optical fiber
noun
: a single fiber-optic strand
Medical Definition
optical fiber
noun
: a single fiber-optic strand
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