optical fiber

noun

: a single fiber-optic strand

Examples of optical fiber in a Sentence

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The particles then speed away in an optical fiber to separate laboratories at opposite ends of a hallway at NIST. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025 This rate is closely tied to photon loss in optical fibers, which can be mitigated through stable and well-designed network architectures. Vibhu Sharma, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 Ukraine is yet to scale up the use of such drones, which rely on millimeters-thick, but miles-long, optical fibers. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 May 2025 Once on location, the bots were beamed with light delivered by an optical fiber, which triggered them to get to work. New Atlas, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for optical fiber

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of optical fiber was in 1962

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“Optical fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optical%20fiber. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

optical fiber

noun
: a single fiber-optic strand

Medical Definition

optical fiber

noun
: a single fiber-optic strand
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