Imagine a home with cheerful splashes of natural sunlight in every room at once — even the interior ones — all day long. Now imagine a world in which all citizens have access to the very best medical care, regardless of where they live. These are just two of many new applications of fiber optics technology, which is beginning to touch consumers’ lives in more and more ways. Fiber optic technology dates back several decades, but for many years it was comparatively too expensive for all but long-distance applications.
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Fiber Optics: Let There Be Light
Posted by: Katherine Noyes March 20, 2007 04:00 AMImagine a home with cheerful splashes of natural sunlight in every room at once — even the interior ones — all day long. Now imagine a world in which all citizens have access to the very best medical care, regardless of where they live. These are just two of many new applications of fiber optics technology, which is beginning to touch consumers’ lives in more and more ways. Fiber optic technology dates back several decades, but for many years it was comparatively too expensive for all but long-distance applications.