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Groundbreaking amplifier could lead to 'super lasers' that make the internet 10 times faster
Scientists have designed an amplifier that can transmit 10 times more information per second than current fiber-optic systems can, which could be helpful for medical treatment and diagnosis.
You may like Current optical-based telecommunication systems transmit information by sending pulses of laser light through fiber-optic cables, which are thin strands of glass. "The amplifiers currently used in optical communication systems have a bandwidth of approximately 30 nanometers," lead author Peter Andrekson, a professor of photonics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, said in a statement. This enhances useful effects such as four-wave mixing, which occurs when two or more optical frequencies are combined together to amplify the output with minimal noise (external interference that can disrupt the quality of the signal).
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