Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Lichtleiter
English translation:
Light pipes, Light guide
Added to glossary by
Kay Fisher (X)
Mar 12, 2003 21:14
21 yrs ago
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German term
Kay Fisher (X)
Lichtleiter
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
Mobiltelefone
Ein Beispiel ist die Herstellung von Linsen mit verschiedenen Durchmessern (kleine Linsen 60 µm, große Linsen 300 µm) auf Lichtleitern für Mobiltelefone.
Die damit produzierten Lichtleiter befinden sich in Mobiltelefonen von Siemens, Sony, Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic usw.
I found a translation as "optical fibres", but I'm not sure if that's right here. Can anyone confirm?
TIA
Kay
Die damit produzierten Lichtleiter befinden sich in Mobiltelefonen von Siemens, Sony, Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic usw.
I found a translation as "optical fibres", but I'm not sure if that's right here. Can anyone confirm?
TIA
Kay
Proposed translations
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| 4 | light pipes |
Klaus Herrmann
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| 3 +5 | optical fibre / fiber |
J Fox
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| 4 | optical waveguides |
gangels (X)
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Change log
Mar 13, 2015 12:24: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Telecom(munications)"
Proposed translations
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Klaus Herrmann
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
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light pipes
Optical fibers is a valid option however, I'm tempted to think it's light pipes because they will perfectly in your context, as opposed to optical fibers. IMO the lenses point in that direction, too. Again, I don't see how optical fibers (being used for data transmission) go along together. So it's light pipes to me...
OTOH optical fibers is a pretty generic term, so it's not wrong.
In light pipes, rays enter a fiber optic cable and reflect from the
walls an indeterminate number of times until they emerge...
www.opri.net/html/light_pipes.html
http://www.kingbright.com/press/index.php?version=english
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ME:
because they will *fit* perfectly in your context
I don\'t see how optical fibers (being used for data transmission) *and lenses* go along together
OTOH optical fibers is a pretty generic term, so it's not wrong.
In light pipes, rays enter a fiber optic cable and reflect from the
walls an indeterminate number of times until they emerge...
www.opri.net/html/light_pipes.html
http://www.kingbright.com/press/index.php?version=english
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Note added at 2003-03-12 21:49:16 (GMT)
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ME:
because they will *fit* perfectly in your context
I don\'t see how optical fibers (being used for data transmission) *and lenses* go along together
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Klaus
This isn't a term I'd heard before, but I found an exact reference to mobile phone displays at http://www.c-plastics.com/Optical.html . Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Kay"
+5
17 mins
optical fibre / fiber
They're used in flashing antennas - stylish!
Eg:
Optical Fiber Antenna for Nokia 5100/6100 Series TDMA Cell Phones
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Actually that should be antennae, not antennas!
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And just to be completely accurate, we\'re talking optical fibres, plural
Eg:
Optical Fiber Antenna for Nokia 5100/6100 Series TDMA Cell Phones
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Actually that should be antennae, not antennas!
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Note added at 2003-03-12 21:36:02 (GMT)
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And just to be completely accurate, we\'re talking optical fibres, plural
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Will Matter
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thanks will
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heikeb
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thanks Heike
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jccantrell
: might also be "fiber-optic cables"
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thanks JC
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Sándor Sárecz
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thanks Sandor
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SilLiz (X)
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thanks SilLiz
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optical waveguides
per Ferretti 'Wörterbuch der Datentechnik'
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