Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:technology
Telecommunications method |
| gptkbp:awarded |
Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 (Charles K. Kao)
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| gptkbp:component |
Transmitter
Optical amplifier Optical fiber cable Optical receiver |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
1970s
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| gptkbp:enables |
gptkb:10_Gigabit_Ethernet
gptkb:Gigabit_Ethernet gptkb:Fiber_to_the_Home_(FTTH) Long-distance communication High-speed data transmission Fiber to the Building (FTTB) Fiber to the Curb (FTTC) Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fiber Optic Communications
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| gptkbp:inventedBy |
Charles K. Kao
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| gptkbp:offers |
High bandwidth
Immunity to electromagnetic interference Low signal loss |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Copper wire communications
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| gptkbp:transmittedBy |
gptkb:museum
gptkb:Data |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
Government agencies
Military Industrial automation Internet service providers Telecommunications companies Data centers Enterprises Broadcasting industry Cable television providers Medical industry |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Local_Area_Networks
gptkb:network_protocol Telephone networks Television networks Submarine communications cables |
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:laser
gptkb:Optical_line_terminal_(OLT) gptkb:Optical_time-domain_reflectometer_(OTDR) gptkb:Passive_optical_network_(PON) gptkb:LED gptkb:Dense_wavelength-division_multiplexing_(DWDM) gptkb:Active_optical_network_(AON) gptkb:Optical_network_unit_(ONU) gptkb:Avalanche_photodiode gptkb:PIN_photodiode gptkb:Synchronous_Digital_Hierarchy_(SDH) gptkb:Wavelength-division_multiplexing detector Light signals Optical fiber Multi-mode fiber Single-mode fiber Optical transceivers Total internal reflection Optical switches Optical filter Raman amplifier Optical connectors Optical splitters Coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) Fiber Bragg grating Glass fiber Optical add-drop multiplexer Optical attenuator Optical carrier (OC) levels Optical circulator Optical coupler Optical cross-connect Optical demodulator Optical isolator Optical modulator Optical power meter Optical repeaters Optical spectrum analyzer Optical splices Optical test equipment Plastic fiber Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Distributed_Feedback_Laser
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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