Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated seize the day, taken from the Roman poet Horace 's Odes (23 BC). 1  1 Translation.
Fiber optics (optical fibers) are long, thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged in bundles called optical cables and used to transmit light signals over long distances. If you look closely at a single optical fiber, you will see that it has the following parts: 1  Core-Thin glass center of the fiber where the light travels. 2  Cladding-Outer optical material surrounding the core that reflects the light back into the core.
Fiber optic technology converts electrical signals carrying data to light and sends the light through transparent glass fibers about the diameter of a human hair. Fiber transmits data at speeds far exceeding current DSL or cable modem speeds, typically by tens or even hundreds of Mbps.