26 Tb/s

[microwar]

Researchers have set a new record for the rate of data transfer using a single laser: 26 terabits per second.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13469924
and
http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2011.74.html

[Henry Blewer]

I saw this the other night using StumbleUpon. This would be great!

[Zairyn Arsyn]

i could use one of those at my work... that would cut the time to transfer the files! 

[rcallicotte]

Thank you.  This is great news on the technical front.  In 1989, I did a paper on the possibilities of something like this, but the experts (not me, mind you - I just read what they were saying) thought heat was its biggest enemy.