Fiber optic - Revision history

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	'''Fiber optics''' is a technology which uses light to carry data over a [[communication link]]. The light is usually produced by a [[semiconductor]] [[laser]] now, and is carried over a special medium, '''optical fiber''' (the source of the name) to a detector at the far end, which converts it back into [[electron]]s.		'''Fiber optics''' is a [[data communication]] technology which uses light to carry data over a [[communication link]]. The light is usually produced by a [[semiconductor]] [[laser]] now, and is carried over a special medium, '''optical fiber''' (the source of the name) to a detector at the far end, which converts it back into [[electron]]s.

	Optical fiber consists of very clear glass, drawn out into a very thin fiber. Light introduced at one end effectively bounces off the walls of the fiber (which it meets at a shallow angle) as it travels down it. The fiber is actually former of concentric layers with a different index of refraction; as a [[photon]] traverses the layers, its path is bent around and it winds up reflected back into the body of the fiber.		Optical fiber consists of very clear glass, drawn out into a very thin fiber. Light introduced at one end effectively bounces off the walls of the fiber (which it meets at a shallow angle) as it travels down it. The fiber is actually former of concentric layers with a different index of refraction; as a [[photon]] traverses the layers, its path is bent around and it winds up reflected back into the body of the fiber.
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	'''Fiber optics''' is a technology which uses light to carry data over a [[communication link]]. The light is usually produced by a [[semiconductor]] [[laser]] now, and is carried over a special medium, '''optical fiber''' (the source of the name) to a detector ~~back~~ at the far end, which converts it back into [[electron]]s.		'''Fiber optics''' is a technology which uses light to carry data over a [[communication link]]. The light is usually produced by a [[semiconductor]] [[laser]] now, and is carried over a special medium, '''optical fiber''' (the source of the name) to a detector at the far end, which converts it back into [[electron]]s.

	Optical fiber consists of very clear glass, drawn out into a very thin fiber. Light introduced at one end effectively bounces off the walls of the fiber (which it meets at a shallow angle) as it travels down it. The fiber is actually former of concentric layers with a different index of refraction; as a [[photon]] traverses the layers, its path is bent around and it winds up reflected back into the body of the fiber.		Optical fiber consists of very clear glass, drawn out into a very thin fiber. Light introduced at one end effectively bounces off the walls of the fiber (which it meets at a shallow angle) as it travels down it. The fiber is actually former of concentric layers with a different index of refraction; as a [[photon]] traverses the layers, its path is bent around and it winds up reflected back into the body of the fiber.

	Most [[wide-area network]]s are now built out of fiber-optic links.		Most [[wide area network]]s are now built out of fiber-optic links.

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'''Fiber optics''' is a technology which uses light to carry data over a [[communication link]]. The light is usually produced by a [[semiconductor]] [[laser]] now, and is carried over a special medium, '''optical fiber''' (the source of the name) to a detector back at the far end, which converts it back into [[electron]]s.

Optical fiber consists of very clear glass, drawn out into a very thin fiber. Light introduced at one end effectively bounces off the walls of the fiber (which it meets at a shallow angle) as it travels down it. The fiber is actually former of concentric layers with a different index of refraction; as a [[photon]] traverses the layers, its path is bent around and it winds up reflected back into the body of the fiber.

Most [[wide-area network]]s are now built out of fiber-optic links.

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