Fiber optics

light-conducting fiber

computer hardware interface

in geometrical optics: an idealized model of light; a line that is perpendicular to the wavefronts of the actual light, and that points in the direction of energy flow

cable assembly containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light

dimensionless number that characterizes the range of angles over which the system can accept or emit light

species of sponge

Optoelectronic instrument

Indian physicist (1926-2020)

Type of sensor

electromagnetism

gyroscope that uses fiber optics and light interference

laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth elements such as erbium, ytterbium, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, thulium and holmium

thumb|240px|right|A low quality fiberscope observing the inside of an antique clock mechanism. Note how individual fibers are discernable, as each fiber only relays one part of the image.

used in waveguides

nonlinear optics intermodulation phenomenon whereby interactions between two or three wavelengths produce two or one new wavelengths

Science of using a material's refractive index for optical effects

sensor that uses optical fiber either as the sensing element or as a means of relaying signals

British physicist

term

optical multiplexer component

the joining of two optical fibers end-to-end

American physicist

optoelectronic temperature sensing device

distortion in some communications media

Physicist and Engineer

parameter for multimode optical fibers

nonlinear optical effect where one wavelength of light can affect the phase of another wavelength of light through the optical Kerr effect.

center part of a conventional optical fiber

device used to reduce the power level of an optical signal

American inventor