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Title: 26 Tb/s
Post by: microwar on May 24, 2011, 11:05:54 AM

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 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13469924)
and
http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2011.74.html (http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2011.74.html)

Title: Re: 26 Tb/s
Post by: Henry Blewer on May 24, 2011, 12:00:39 PM

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

Title: Re: 26 Tb/s
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on May 24, 2011, 01:29:16 PM

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

Title: Re: 26 Tb/s
Post by: rcallicotte on May 24, 2011, 04:23:31 PM

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.

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