What They Say
The Nikkei reported that a team at Keio University has been able to develop a plastic-based optical fibre that might be usable as an alternative to glass fibres. The group claims to have transmitted data at up to 53Gbps without the need for special error correction.
The group believes that the material could be commercialised as early as next year.
The original release (in Japanese) is here.
A part of this research result was published in the international academic journal ” Optics Letters ” (August 1, 2021). Details of the results of this research will be announced at the International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers (POF2021) to be held in November 2021.
What We Think
I know this is not directly a display story, but as I’m keen on saying, you need content, delivery and display and if these fibres were cheaper or more robust than glass fibres, they would help delivery and that could help applications from 8K to AR. (BR)
