光纤与光缆之常见中英文单词对照：
| illumination | 照明 |
| infrared | 红外线 |
| barium | 钡 |
| zirconium | 锆 |
| strain | 拉紧 |
| trench | 挖沟 |
| plough | 耕地 |
| rodent | 咬的 |
| parabolic | 抛物线的 |
| propagate | 传播 |
| reinforce | 加强 |
| jelly | 石油胶 |
| jelly | 冻胶 |
| marker | 标记 |
| modal | 模态的 |
| silica glass fiber | 石英玻璃光纤 |
| date link | 数据链路 |
| operating wavelength | 工作波长 |
| multimode | 多模光纤 |
| step-index fiber | 阶跃型光纤 |
| sate of the art | 最新的 |
| slotted core | 开槽骨架 |
| strength member | 加强件 |
| thermosetting | 热固性 |
| thermal | 热塑性 |
| identification tape | 标志带 |
| aerial cable | 架空电缆 |
| process flow | 工艺流程图 |
| polyaramid strain | 芳纶承拉构件 |
| fire retardant polyethylene | 阻燃聚乙烯 |
| loose tube fiber cable | 松套管光缆 |
| fungal | 真菌的 |
| thixotropic | 触变的 |
| pole | 电线杆 |
| peripheral | 周界的 |
| tensile | 拉伸的 |
| messenger | 承拉构件 |
| dispersion | 色散 |
| plastic fiber | 塑料光纤 |
| rid cord | 剥离绳 |
| mid-infrared band | 中红外波段 |
| single-mode fiber | 单模光纤 |
| graded-index fiber | 梯度型光纤 |
| ribbon fiber | 带状光纤 |
| loose fiber | 松包光纤 |
| filler rod | 填芯杆 |
| binding tape | 扎带 |
| water blocking tape | 阻水带 |
| polyaramid yarn | 芳纶绳 |
| flooding compound | 浸渍剂 |