alt Hacker NewsWhy not just beam power down the optical fiber? Optical fiber is exceptionally clear and works in fog and rain
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Maxsnijders • 06/16/2025
If you were to go that way, why not a wire?
Why not just beam power down the optical fiber? Optical fiber is exceptionally clear and works in fog and rain
If you were to go that way, why not a wire?
Fiber transmits light, not rf. To get power out of fiber optics you have to have a photovoltaic cell on the other side and there's a limit for how much those can produce with such a collaminated light source.
Using fiber optics for power is like trying to make a solar panel generate electricity from a laser beam.