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		vectro22 on Jan 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Power over fiber The target application for this seems to be high voltage isolation, and common mode leakage immunity. I could imagine this being used to power an active high voltage probe.

bell-cot on Jan 4, 2024 | [–]

THIS.

And in that use case...~1.5W of laser energy would probably be way, way down the list of hazards.

ckocagil on Jan 4, 2024 | [–]

It could be used to power a LOT of sensitive test instruments.

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