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Fiber Optics For Your Home

As consumer electronics (including televisions, computers, audio systems, and other peripherals) become more interconnected, the amount of data being transferred over home networks is increasing dramatically, especially in the form of high resolution images and video. Because of this, high-speed communication systems for the home user are expected to move away from USB and copper wiring to optical fiber and high-speed wireless.

The problem is that home applications of fiber optics typically involve shorter distances and sharper angles than conventional silica-based fibers are designed to handle. But a new fluororesin-based plastic optical fiber (POF) has recently been developed which is unbreakable, bendable and capable of transmitting data at speeds of more than 10Gbps even when it’s tied in a knot! In addition, it can be installed by virtually any user with simple, inexpensive connectors.

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