optic

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This method is especially attractive for long-distance quantum communication because it is naturally resistant to many of the environmental disturbances that can disrupt fiber optic networks.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

FPVs have an average range of 15 kilometers or longer if a signal repeater or optic fiber wires are used, allowing operators to sit far from the front lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But on 9 February, a routine eye appointment showed swelling on her optic nerve, and a brain scan the same night confirmed she had a tumour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Three weeks ago, the Oscars production team loaded its equipment into the Dolby Theatre: more than 800 lighting fixtures, a custom PA system and massive fiber optic cables that run underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Then she placed her hands, vertically, over her eyes and pressed the heels hard, as though to paralyze the optic nerve and drown all images into a voidlike black.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger