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by mstresh 2005 days ago
One interesting way that fibers are not immune to RF noise is in the presence of lightning strikes [1]. The strong electromagnetic fields can cause a polarization rotation inside the fiber, which the DSP at the receiving end of coherent links has to track.

[1] PDF Warning: https://www.ofcconference.org/getattachment/d0ec1565-ce81-48...