On 2020-10-05 22:15, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Mon, 5 Oct 2020 19:39:32 -0400, Alan Browne
wrote:

On 2020-10-05 18:58, RichA wrote:
https://www.osa-opn.org/home/newsroo...photodetector/


Or none at all. It's a long way from the lab to a commercially viable
product.

Do you remember when lasers were 'an invention looking for an
application'?

The earliest patent applications note various potential uses so you'll
need a different analogy.

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