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One the greatest revolutions in data communications is the usage of light waves to transmit digital pulses through fiber optic cables. A light carrying system has an almost unlimited information capacity. Theoretically, it has more than 200 000 times the capacity of a satellite TV system.
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Buchanan, B. (1999). Fiber Optic Systems. In: Handbook of Data Communications and Networks. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0905-6_59
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