There are two major types of optical fiber in use today.
That phone will be long gone before this technology even makes it to optical fiber, let alone being ubiquitous in the market.
This means boom times for companies that make optical fiber.
The optical fiber is made of glass and has special coatings.
"Where is the best research on optical fibers being done?"
In some applications, the sensor is itself an optical fiber.
An optical fiber is a long, thin strand of clear material.
In the 1970s, optical fibers become a medium for telecommunications.
Recently, the company has also expanded into the business of optical fibers.
A similar system, but using optical fibers of glass, had earlier been under study in Japan.