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Fibre Optics

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Key Stage 4

Meaning

Fibre optics are long flexible cylinders of glass or other transparent material along which light or infra-red can be passed.

About Fibre Optics

Fibre optic cables are more optically dense so light and infra-red will reflect along the inside of the cable.
Fibre optics are used for communication and are used in endoscopes.

References

AQA

Optical fibre, page 203, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Optical fibres, page 195, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Optical fibres, page 225, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Optical fibres, page 80, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA