Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!qucis!levisonm
From: levisonm@qucis.queensu.CA (Mark Levison)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Fibre Optics
Keywords: Fibre Optics Laser
Message-ID: <186@qusunb.queensu.CA>
Date: 20 Apr 89 19:16:52 GMT
Organization: Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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    While my physics isn't really all that brillant I have
heard of several problems with using fibre optics in the way
described. The first problem is that with current level of
technology multiple frequency fibre optics (and to a lessor
degree single frequency) are very sensitive to vibrations,
eg some one walking by your office. Because of these
vibrations the frequency gets thrown of wack a fair bit and
it becomes difficult to determine which frequency it
original came from. The second problem is being able to
build a lasers capable of being pulsed fast enoungh to get
the rates mentioned (recievers have the same problem).
Otherwise the use of fibre optics for interconnection make a
lot of sense.

Mark Levison                    |  These are certainly no the
levisonm@qucis.queensu.ca       | opinions of the university nor
Queen's University              | are they opinions at all.
Kingston, Ont                   |
Canada                          |