fiber optics

NOUN

light transmitted through fibers

Synonyms

STRONGEST

optical fiber

WEAK

catoptrics dioptrics fibre optics glass fiber

Example Sentences

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By replacing fiber optics and lasers with chip-based optical electronics, his company has already shrunk such systems to an unprecedented degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Some of these names, such as Astera Labs, Credo, Macom and Semtech, produce semiconductors that enable high-speed data transmission over fiber optics.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

Kruglov had worked as a fiber optics cable installer in New York, but a little over a year ago, he left the city to embark on a walkabout.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Cruz said it would cost $6 million to transfer all the wiring and fiber optics built into the current platforms that were specially built for the cameras.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Ashima had never heard of Boston, or of fiber optics.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri