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History of Fiber Optics Zainab Sutarwala The Crazy Programmer

Anyone who is interested or has paid close attention to communications and networking technologies knows exactly how meteoric the fiber optic cables rise was. They are adopted widely as the most durable, efficient, and cost-efficient alternative to traditional copper cables. Besides, these cables are used for various applications that include networking, audio and visual setups, and more. It is quite clear that most industries and people rely on fiber optic cables for daily use, however, what is not very clear is how far back its history stretches and how we got it. The light transmission concept has existed since the 1840s when inventors Jacques Babinet and Daniel Colladon demonstrated the direction of light by refraction from a distance. Early Origin of Fiber Optics The fiber optic history goes back to the 18th Century. Fiber optic cables like we know today did not exist yet, but it is when pioneers of science William Wheeler and Alexander Graham Bell started thinking of using