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LIGHTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Electronics
CONT

lightwave communications technology: three primary components make up any lightwave communications system. On the transmitting end, a laser, or light-emitting diode; on the receive end, a highly sensitive photodetector; and in the middle, supertransparent gloss fibers we call lightguides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Électronique

Spanish

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