According to the article, power transfer on a normal multimode fiber was
only 20% efficient, so they made a special cable with skinnier cores on
the power strands and used 6 of them together. I.E.: Power and data are
on the same cable, but not the same fibers, and they're not standard
fibers anymore.
If you had 10W each on 6 fibers, does that make it safer?
------ Original Message ------
From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 2/1/2017 1:03:21 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fiber Optics Transmit Data and Power Over Same
Cable
Imagine unplugging a fiber that has 60 watts on it. You will be
cutting holes in all kinds of things. Could slice off a whole row of
other fibers in a heartbeat. I would think you could cook the socket
by just unplugging it.
-----Original Message----- From: Matt
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 10:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] Fiber Optics Transmit Data and Power Over Same Cable
http://electronicdesign.com/power/fiber-optics-transmit-data-and-power-over-same-cable
