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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Introduction to fiber optics: Sensors for biomedical applications (PDF). | Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester - The surprising way that fiber optics connects us. | May 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution - Mathematical approach of fiber optics for renewable energy sources using general adversarial networks. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Introduction to fiber optics: Sensors for biomedical applications (PDF). | May 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Fiber-Optic Transmission Systems. | Apr 16, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Introduction to fiber optics: Sensors for biomedical applications (PDF). | Jun 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Sydney - Faculty of Science - Fiber Optics. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Life Wire - What is Fiber Optic Cable? | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Optical Fiber Sensors and Sensing Networks: Overview of the Main Principles and Applications. | Nov 23, 2022 | ||
| Removed videos. | Apr 06, 2020 | ||
| Changed article title from "fibre optics" to "fiber optics." | Apr 09, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Fiber Optics. | Mar 26, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | Apr 30, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Fiber Optics. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hyperphysics - Fiber Optics. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 12, 2012 | ||
| Added image of an optical fibre with light passing through it. | Sep 10, 2010 | ||
| First names added for Charles Kao and George Hockham. Updated to mention Charles Kao winning the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics. | Jul 07, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: IEEE Virtual Museum - Lasers, Fiber Optics, and Other Bright Ideas. | May 09, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 03, 1999 |
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