Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!SOL.UNM.EDU!cyrus
From: cyrus@SOL.UNM.EDU (Tait Cyrus)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Fiber optics
Keywords: fiber, optices
Message-ID: <23593@sol.unm.edu>
Date: 15 May 88 19:27:34 GMT
Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU
Organization: U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Lines: 24
Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu



I am looking for information on fiber optics.  I am thinking about
building a very special purpose  100 Mbit computer communications channel
using fiber.  The problem is that I am also building the computers
which means that I am starting from scratch and can't just buy some
existing hardware to convert from RS232 to fiber.

I want to serialize some data, say 32-40 bits wide, for transmission
over fiber.  What do I need to do this?  How do I do it? 
Who manufactures fiber devices suitable for placing on a PC board?
What is the cost?

ANY information will be greatly appreciated..


-- 
Tait Cyrus   (505) 277-0806
University of New Mexico
Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
	e-mail:      
	cyrus@hi.unm.edu or
	cyrus%hi.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu