11.   Sometimes the light is carried to and from the point of observation by optical fibres.

12.   FiberCore Inc concentrates on the manufacture of single-mode and multi-mode glass preforms from which the optical fibre is drawn.

13.   HUTCHISON Telecom has completed building its optical fibre network at the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.

14.   It is already exporting optical fibre to Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands and the UK.

15.   Musa said the optical fibre division operated under very restrictive conditions brought about by the world-wide shortage in supply of optical preform.

16.   Not only does optical fibre provide cost advantage due to its enormous capacity but its built-in security features make it ideal for electronic banking and commerce.

17.   Preform is the term given to the rods which, when heated at extremely high temperatures, produce optical fibres.

18.   Preform is an expensive raw material used in the production of optical fibre.

19.   Ravindran continued that under such conditions, Bright Packaging needed to be more efficient and aim for a wider market especially for its optical fibre and cables.

20.   Since September Hutchison Telecom began building its optical fibre network at Chek Lap Kok in addition to constructing its own exchange.