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The 35 pages that link to Fiber-optic communication, each with the reason it gives.

• Electromagnetic spectrumRelated: It carries signals in selected optical and near-infrared wavelengths.

• LaserRelated: Lasers provide compact, rapidly modulated sources for fiber-optic data links.

• InternetRelated: Fiber carries much of the high-capacity long-distance traffic underlying Internet connectivity.

• Rare-earth elementRelated: Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers boost optical signals in long-distance communication links.

• Optical fiberBroader topic: This is the principal use of long-distance optical-fiber links.

• Satellite communicationCompared with: Fiber usually offers greater capacity and lower latency where cable infrastructure is available.

• Total internal reflectionRelated: Total internal reflection enables low-loss guidance over long distances.

• PhotodiodeRelated: Photodiodes convert received fiber-optic signals back into electrical signals.

• Submarine communications cableNarrower topic: Submarine cables are a long-distance application of this communication method.

• Geometrical opticsRelated: Total internal reflection explains ray guidance in the simplest fiber model.

• ReflectionRelated: Total internal reflection confines light within the fiber core.

• GermaniumRelated: Germanium dioxide raises the refractive index of silica in many optical fibers.

• Dot-com bubbleRelated: Underused fiber networks built during the boom later provided capacity for internet expansion.

• DispersionRelated: Fiber dispersion broadens pulses and can cause neighboring data symbols to overlap.

• Satellite internetCompared with: Fiber typically offers much greater capacity and lower latency where installation is practical.

• 5GCompared with: Fiber offers high-capacity wired access that 5G may complement or replace at the network edge.

• BroadbandRelated: Fiber broadband carries data as light, enabling high capacity over long distances.

• Internet accessBroader topic: Fiber connections can provide high capacity and low latency for fixed access.

• Internet backboneNarrower topic: Optical fiber provides much of the backbone’s long-distance, high-capacity transmission.

• Laser diodeRelated: Laser diodes provide modulated optical signals for many fiber links.

• WaveguideRelated: Optical fibers guide signals over long distances with low attenuation.

• Internet service providerBroader topic: Fiber ISPs use this medium to provide high-capacity connections.

• Gaussian beamRelated: Gaussian modes approximate guided fields in single-mode fibers and help model coupling.

• Optical isolatorNarrower topic: Isolators limit reflections that can impair transmitters and optical amplifiers.

• Alexander ProkhorovBroader topic: Laser sources made high-capacity optical-fiber systems feasible.

• OptoelectronicsBroader topic: It combines optical sources, fiber links, and photodetectors to carry data.

• Zhores AlferovRelated: Reliable semiconductor lasers made long-distance optical communication practical.

• Charles K. KaoRelated: The networks Kao’s research helped make practical now carry global telephone and internet traffic.

• NeperRelated: Fiber losses and amplifier gains can be stated as logarithmic amplitude ratios.

• PhotonicsBroader topic: It is a major application of photonics, carrying data over long distances.

• Telecommunications engineeringRelated: It provides a high-capacity, low-loss medium for long-distance links.

• VerizonRelated: Fiber carries traffic in Verizon’s network and supports its Fios broadband service.

• LandlineRelated: Modern fixed telephone networks often use fiber in their backhaul or access links.

• Transmission (data communications)Broader topic: It uses guided light to carry data over high-capacity links.

• Wireless networkCompared with: Fiber offers high-capacity wired links without the radio interference and shared-air constraints of wireless.