fiber optics
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Until recently, fiber optics have primarily been used to connect nodes of the internet—sometimes spanning thousands of miles underground and beneath the waves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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
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
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
Ashima had never heard of Boston, or of fiber optics.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
