Description Fiber Optics "A friend of mine once said that the trouble with being an architect is that everyone is an architect; everyone knows what's good and what's bad. I seem to remember the same story told by an economist. In physics we don't have that problem" (Sobel ix). Fiber optic technology has been inevitable since the first mention or speculation of light by Pythagoras in the 6th century B.C. (Sobel 1) Because of its …
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…procedure of transmitting light through the fiber optic cable. Though this process is very complex, it is being used more and more because of the terrific advantages it has over other cable systems and also the advantage of being the only known resource for lighting confined areas. The fiber optic-systems of today will continue to be developed and by the end of the century, great advances and inventions that never seemed possible will be available.