Graphene Optical Fiber - Better than glass?
Not exactly, but it can work with glass to produce an amazing new product.
Pure glass is infinitely better at carrying light. Pure graphene cannot carry light at all. But when you coat glass with a microscopic layer of graphene, you create a hybrid fiber with capabilities that far exceed pure glass alone.
Several research group around the world are working on graphene fiber. It's not yet clear when it will become commercially available but it has the potential to revolutionize data transmission and switching.
Content written and posted by Ken Abbott abbottsystems@gmail.com
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