Optical fibers with a hollow core, made of air instead of solid glass, are known as hollow-core optical fibers. In comparison ...

That is the hair-thin strand that is a single fiber-optic cable. The melting and drawing process, like the other steps, is tightly controlled. First, the tip of the preform is heated, ...

Optical fiber is a strand of glass that’s been “drawn,” or melted down, to about as thin as a human hair. Light passes through this glass carrying data, providing an internet connection.

The first overland fiber-optic cable is finally completed, connecting Alaska to the lower 48 states. The 480-mile, international cable is expected to provide more dependable high-speed Internet ...

Because a fiber-optic cable contains dozens or even thousands of strands with subtly varying properties—and therefore different tolerances for, say, bending into a 90-degree angle—the hues ...

The city is getting its own 48-strand fiber optic network with Frog, a local internet provider, that will connect all municipal buildings and enhance cyber security. Skip to content.

Undersea cables are the backbone of the internet. Connecting places like the United States to Europe, or France to India, these submarine fiber optic cables permit the world’s web traffic to ...

Industrial sensors using fiber-optic cables often have a role sensing small targets or working under conditions that would hamper other types of sensors.