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How is visible light used to transmit phone calls along optical fibers?
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A light emitting diode (LED) is used to shine into one end of the 'glass thread', and
a light detector is used to look for it at the other end of the thread. If the detector
can tell when the LED is shining (ON) and when it's dark (OFF), that's all it takes to
send information in the form of binary numbers from one end to the other. Anything
that can be coded in the form of binary numbers ... usually called "data" ... can be
sent through the fibre. It doesn't matter whether it's a telephone voice, a symphony,
a list of bank account balances, a TV picture with sound, a credit card transaction,
a movie, a book, a text message, a mobile app, or the front page of a newspaper.
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The answer is Spindle Fibers.
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move things along
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Optical nerve
How are muscle fibers arranged to form a muscle?
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Which types of electromagnetic waves can be used to send signals along optical fibers?
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How do optical fibers allow light to travel along a bent tube?
internal shallow angle reflection
Which principle explains how fiber optics can transmit data in the form of light pulses over large distances with little loss in signal strength?
Optical fibers transmit signals over long distances by a process called total internal reflection. In this process, optical fibers bend light by bouncing pulses of light along their inner walls, which enables the pulses of light to travel quickly over long distances. For more information, refer to the related link below.
What is fiber optic sensor?
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What has the author Juergen Anders written?
Juergen Anders has written: 'Evolution of polarization along a single mode fiber' -- subject- s -: Optical fibers
What is optical fiber link?
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Chromosomes move along these fibers?
Spindle fibers
Advantage of graded index fiber over step index fiber?
A graded index multimode fiber will transmit 800 modes, and has a varying refractive index. A step index multimode will transmit 228 modes.
What structure forms in prophase along which the chromosomes called?
The answer is Spindle Fibers.
What is an easy definition of the optical axis?
An optical axis is a line along which there is some degree of rotational symmetry in an optical system such as a camera lens or microscope..
What is the function of the Ciliary Fibers?
move things along
What is the uses of cords?
The spinal cord consists of millions of nerve fibers which transmit signals to your limbs, organs and trunk of your body to and from your brain. It's known as central nervous system along with the brain each section controls different parts of your body.
