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A consortium of countries is laying a fiber optic cable under
the Atlantic from the US to France and England.  Before beginning
this, they beta-tested a piece of the cable off the Canary Islands.
According to Time magazine, this test gave the following results:
[This is not an exact quote, but is what I remember]

   "A certain kind of radiation, escaping from the cable, attracted
    alligator sharks which chomped through the cable.  The solution
    was to use heavier armour."

My question:  what kind of radiation escapes from a *fiber optic* 
cable?  After thinking about it for a while, I suppose that there
could be repeaters inside the cable that are powered by plain
old copper wires, and the current could generate an electro-magnetic
field.  But wouldn't the armor act as a shield?  

Anyone have any information?  Just curious.

Steve Shellans
Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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