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> Fiber optics don't really work that way. They transmit light, not images, over the fibers. Images over optical fiber was originally developed in the 1960s, a
by teruakohatu 3y ago
> Fiber optics don't really work that way. They transmit light, not images, over the fibers.
Images over optical fiber was originally developed in the 1960s, although the concept goes back to the 1840s :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberscope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberscope
It is possible the concept was observed much earlier than that if someone had polished an ulexite rock:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulexite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulexite
- iancmceachern 3y agoDo we use it for any practical applications in practice? The light losses alone would make this only able to be used in very specific applications.