= Optical fiber
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= Fiber optics
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\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qkizPs2kdw]
{title=The Story of Light by <Bell Labs> (2015)}
{description=Gives some ideas of the history of <fiber optics>. Features: Herwig Kogelnik.}
\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MwMkBET_5I]
{title=<Fiber optic cables> by <EngineerGuy>}
\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DCrIAxEv_Y]
{title=<Fiber optics> fundamentals by <#Shaoul Ezekiel>}
{description=
2008 at <MIT>. Theory and demonstration.
* https://youtu.be/0DCrIAxEv_Y?t=560[]:
* on smaller wavelengths, loss is due to <#Rayleigh scattering>
* on longer wavelengths, loss is due to material absorption
Terefore, the 1.5 micrometer window truly is the minimum.
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