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From: davet@tsdiag.ccur.com (Dave Tiller N2KAU)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: tapping into a fiber optic cable
Message-ID: <994@tsdiag.ccur.com>
Date: 1 Jun 90 13:03:09 GMT
References: <46249@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> <151@coplex.UUCP>
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp. Oceanport NJ
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In article <151@coplex.UUCP> dannie@coplex.UUCP (Dannie Gregoire) writes:
-beckman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Peter Beckman) writes:
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->Can a fiber optic cable be "tapped" into without disturbing the data
->being transmitted?  I would like to run some fiber optic cable through
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-If I recall correctly, it can be tapped without distubing transmitted data.
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-I remeber reading an article in Info World about a year ago about just such
-a method.  It seems that if you bend a FO cable at more than  90 degrees
-that about 20% of the signal will "bleed" out of the cable at the bend. 


But since this is to be used for a security system, wouldn't this 20% loss
of signal be noticed?  I think this is an excellent idea!  I just happen to
have some low-grade plastic fiber laying around - I think I'll use it!
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