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Fast fiber optic communications are becoming more widespread, but they also have limitations. The work of British researchers will allow these cables to provide much faster data transfer.
Researchers at Aston University have developed an optical processor that takes advantage of previously untapped frequency bands. They were able to achieve data transfer rates of up to 301 Terabits per second through a standard fiber optic cable. You can speed up your connection without replacing existing cables.
Nowadays fiber optic cables use the so-called «C» and «L» ranges in the electromagnetic spectrum. However, the new optical processor exploits the previously unused “E” and “S” bands.
“Over the past few years, Aston University has been developing optical amplifiers in the E-band, which is adjacent to the C-band in the electromagnetic spectrum, but about three times wider. Before our device was developed, no one could properly emulate E-band channels in a controlled manner,” says the processor's creator, Dr. Ian Phillips.
“This is a “greener” solution than deploying more new fibers and cables because it makes greater use of the existing deployed fiber network, increasing its ability to carry data and extending its service life and commercial value,” adds Professor Vladek Forysiak from the development team.
The average broadband speed in the UK as of last year was 69.4Mbps, while in February this year the average speed in the US was 242.38Mbps. The claimed 301 Tbps is 301,000,000 Mbps, 4.5 million times faster than the average UK connection and 1.2 million times faster than the average US connection.
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