http://www.gizmag.com/simple-optical-receiver-cheaper-fiber-optics/41828/ Researchers at University College London (UCL) have successfully created a new optical receiver that they believe is simple and cheap enough to produce and install on a large scale. The new technology uses a fraction of the components of existing tech, and could provide in-home data transmission rates of up to 10 Gb/s. via Simplified optical receiver would cut cost of fiber-to-the-home broadband.