Optical fibers are not merely used in artificial Christmas trees. The implementation of fiber optics has greatly changed the face of modern communication.
Optical fibers work on a concept of spun glass that channels light energy. The concept was introduced in the 1840’s and 1850’s, first being relegated to simple lit-up water fountains, by John Tyndall. In 1956, Basil Hirschowitz and other professors at the
Speaking strictly in terms of communication, optics was initially used in telephone communication as a replacement to telephone wire as it was considered more robust and able to be used for longer distances than traditional electronic wires.
Telephone communication, Internet communication and access, cable, SONAR, microphones, and other communication owe their current livelihood to the fast-transferring glass fibers, able to transmit a variety of signals over a vast or small amount of space.
