A new era is upon us; down with copper wire cable proliferation (Figure 1); the age of cool bright optical communications is here. Presently, there are large performance advantages (bandwidth, noise immunity, signal attenuation, size, weight, and total electrical isolation) associated with fiber optics data communications. In the very near future, there will also be cost advantages.

This paper gives an introduction to fiber optics and shows how to apply this exciting technology to trainers for RESOURCE CONSERVATION THROUGH SIMULATION.