Alternative spelling of fibre optic

Of, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre.

(British spelling) The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.

(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.

Alternative spelling of fibre optics

The colours of the rainbow. / (physics) The distribution of colours produced when white light passes through a prism. / (astronomy, physics) The range of frequencies of visible light.

(physics) The general field of study that employs the wavelike character of neutrons.

(optics) A disk of high-quality quartz glass having at least one side ground and polished with a deviation in flatness less than 50 nanometers all over, and a surface quality of 5 microfinish or less; used, in an interferometer, to measure the flatness of other surfaces.

An optical system in which prisms and/or mirrors are used to reduce the overall physical length of the system.

(astronomy, optics) An optical system in telescopes that reduces atmospheric distortion by dynamically measuring and correcting wavefront aberrations in real time, often by using a deformable mirror.