Fuji Xerox launches World’s first Optical System for simultaneously transmitting 4K video, audio and LAN communications data

Fuji Xerox has just launched what might be the solution to enabling 4K video broadcast with its 4K HDMI/Optical Transmission System; the world’s first system to allow simultaneously transfer of 4K video, audio and LAN communications data over 800 meters of fiber optic cables.

Fuji Xerox’s proprietary surface-emitting semi-conductor laser technology (VCSEL) integrates multiple beams into a single laser for optical scanning; allowing it to get many times the resolution and speed of regular lasers. By taking the same principles and converting the high-resolution video data into optical streams, the same technology can be applied for transmission, thus allowing the 4K HDMI/IP Optical Transmission System to transmit 4K video data uncompressed and without delay.

Because the ability to simultaneously support video, audio and LAN data reduces the cost of separate wiring for data transmission, Fuji Xerox expects the 4K HDMI/IP Optical Transmission System to be perfect for high resolution video systems. If used for digital touch panel signage for example, the 4K HDMI/IP Optical Transmission System would allow for interactive video communication, thus opening all sorts of new possibilities for companies seeking video solutions.

Sales will begin in Japan only on May 15, so we’ll just have to see how the technology develops before it’s rolled out to the rest of the world.

For more information, do visit the main Fuji Xerox page.

Source: Fuji Xerox

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