If we just look to the communications field the increased bandwidth for communication means that one fibre can carry up to a hundred times more information than a standard fibre. With this in mind the fibre will become an important competitor to satellites. The smoothness of the surface and the clearness of the fibre material governs the maximum distance to which light may be transported. If light of higher frequencies is to be transported, the attenuation due to loss caused by the material and its uneven surfaces will prove uneconomical or in some cases impossible to achieve. We are laboratory testing such fibres, manufactured by this method.
Results achieved to date are very promising.
Patent investigations have shown that our invention is the only one patented so far. We are keen to develop and fully exploit this invention without delay. This particular application is extremely interesting as there are no obvious solutions by other traditional methods. The use of satellite stations involve unavoidable time delays due to long-distance access. In many cases ground cables are faster, which is important especially when computer speeds are needed a great acceleration compared with common telephone speech communications.