optical fiber

noun

: a single fiber-optic strand

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Corning — then the world’s largest producer of optical fiber — saw its stock crash from nearly $100 in 2000 to around $1 by 2002. — Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Previous research found that burying optical fiber reduces the noise that distributed acoustic sensors can experience from wind. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2025 China also issued anti-dumping duties on U.S. companies that export single-mode optical fiber to the market. — William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025 The technology comes from Taara, which has been using light beams to deliver high-speed internet without relying on traditional optical fiber. — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for optical fiber

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of optical fiber was in 1962

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optical fiber

noun
: a single fiber-optic strand

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optical fiber

noun
: a single fiber-optic strand
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