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Blazing bits transmitted 4.5 million times faster than broadband
An international research team has sent an astounding amount of data at a nearly incomprehensible speed. It's the fastest data transmission ever using a single optical fiber and shows just how speedy the process can get using current materials.
"Over the last few years, Aston University has been developing optical amplifiers that operate in the E-band, which sits adjacent to the C-band in the electromagnetic spectrum but is about three times wider. Because their technique uses already available – but currently unused – capacity in the cables, the researchers feel the solution could be an affordable and ecologically friendly way to open up more lanes on the information superhighway. "Growing system capacity by using more of the available spectrum – not just the conventional C-band but also other bands such as the L, S, and now E-bands can help to keep the cost of providing this bandwidth down," said researcher Wladek Forysiak from Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies.
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