We were talking about remotely viewing light from small things
like LED's. I hardly think that telling me about a 1m diameter
solar "light pipe", or the marvels of ancient Egyptians is relevant.
I see two types of devices used for moving light remotely:
1) fiber optic, which is a standardized media, and is available
off the shelf, and in any length you want. It isn't all the
stuff meant to run data around.
2) custom molded acrylic light pipes, which are, well, custom
made devices for the situation at hand.
Which of the two do you think is more applicable to the OP's
needs?
-Chuck Harris
Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
On 5 Dec 2014 13:19, "Chuck Harris" <cfhar...@erols.com> wrote:
I think the name "light pipe" has been supplanted by fiber-optic.
-Chuck Harris
Technically I agree that they have a lot in common. But I think the large
devices, which are often not cylindrical, are usually called light pipes.
http://uk.mouser.com/Mobile/Optoelectronics/LED-Indication/LED-Light-Pipes/_/N-b1d20
Some light pipes are hollow inside. I think that is stretching the
definition of optical fibre.
According to Wikipedia, light pipes or light tubes were originally
developed by the ancient Egyptians.
Some of these things are hollow are more than 1 m in diameter. I would
hardly call that an optical fibre.
But call them what you fancy (optical fibre, multi more fibre, waveguide,
light tube, light pipe. ...) I think such a device might solve the problem
getting the LTE Lite's status LEDs onto a box.
I don't have an LTE Lite, but given that they are low power devices, where
heat generation is undesirable, I suspect that the light output level
might be a bit low. In which case a photodiode or similar may be needed.
Dave.
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