Exhibit: Fibre Optics
Venue: Glasgow Science Centre
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Date: June, 2001
Client: The Taylor Group
Contributors: Mystus (phenomenon development, fabrication), Krause & Johnson Design (design), Taylor (coordination)

Visitor Experience: The visitor switches a video signal from a camera pointed at themselves, between a 1 kilometer coax cable link and a 1 kilometer fibre optic link. They discover how much better the signal through a fibre optic cable is. Furthermore an air gap is created in the fibre link and the visitor can block the signal by placing their hand in the way. A supporting display shows how the light beam bounces down the optic cable by reflecting off the inside walls.

Mystus Expertise: Mystus shop implemented the physical presentation using polished delrin mountings and seamless rounded welds.

Unique Features : Creation of the optical gap in the fibre link was a challenge met for the Mystus Touchdown development process. We achieved reliable alignment with minimal loss over a full three inches. The internal reflection of the laser light down the lucite rod was not only an accurate description of the phenomenon but also visually appealing.