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fiber optics

NOUN
light transmitted through fibers
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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

Now Global Electric is installing fiber optics, lighting and more on Metro’s Purple Line extension project, he said, with contracts totaling about $20 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023

Beyond internet, libraries have historically provided analog services that existed long before fiber optics, such as passport services, free concerts and assistance with voter registration.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

Already the work area was a mess of tangled wires and pulsating fiber optics.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer