APPARATUS FOR THE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL DATA
The invention relates to an apparatus for the optical transmission of digital data having a signal source (1) which is designed to output optical signals at a level which is modulated on the basis of the digital data to be transmitted. The invention provides a fluorescing optical fibre (3) which is arranged such that the optical signals from the signal source (1) are received via a peripheral area which is entered by fluorescing optical fibres (3) which are converted therein into a fluorescent light signal by means of fluorescence, said fluorescent light signal being routed to a fibre end (5) via the optical fibre (3).