Fiber-optic cables are composed of thin strands of glass or plastic fibers that carry data ... be transmitted through a standard fiber-optic cable, but this new experiment marks the first time ...

By Alex Sorrells / Jambar Contributor Internet access is increasing across northeast Ohio, with Youngstown State University ...

A thin strand of glass designed for light transmission. A single hair-thin optical fiber is capable of transmitting trillions of bits per second. In addition to their huge transmission capacity ...

But the key to this build is in the 16 pieces of side-glow plastic fiber optic tubing. Side-glow is designed to let light escape along the length of the tube as opposed to end-glow, which is made ...

Introduction Fiber optic technology is a high-speed data transmission method that uses light signals through thin strands of glass or plastic f ...