Cables also include fibers of Kevlar and/or steel wires for strength and an outer sheath of plastic or Teflon for protection. For glass fibers, there are two "optical windows" where the fiber is ...

Optical Fiber: A flexible, transparent fiber made of glass or plastic that transmits light between its ends. Dynamic Transmittance: The ability of a material to transmit light that varies with the ...

Fiber-optic cables are composed of thin strands of glass or plastic fibers that carry data as infrared light pulses. These fibers transmit data through different color channels, with each ...