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Impurities are the main cause of attenuation in standard silica glasses. Synthetic fused silica is the base for the communacation fibers, it is very clear because impurities are reduced to a part per billion or less. All plastic fibers have  attenauation much higher than silica fibers. They are used for image transmission or short distance communications.

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