> I can think of umpteen applications, if only I could find a supply of
> cheap(ish) optical fibre.
>
> An example would be a remote Receiving Antenna for VLF
> (no metalic connection so as to get away from noise).
> It would feed the sigs down the fibre in simple analog format.
>
> The fibre would need to have low enough attenuation to go 100 ft or so
> and the exciter LED would need to be modulated up to a few hundred Khz.


100 feet would probably be pushing things but I'm told that VERY short range
can be obtained using mono-filament fishing line. I've never tried it but
I've heard of it being used for eg isolation purposes.



        RM

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