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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.

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.