Glossary

A connector that has several telecommunications/outlet connectors in it. These are often used in a single area that will have several computers and telephones.

The capacitance (the ability to store a charge) between two conductors when they are brought adjacent to each other.

The DuPont trademark for biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalete (polyester) film.

Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A device used to measure the optical phase shift of various materials.