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Tag: fiber optics[1]
Nobel for Revolutionary Optical Technologies The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to a fiber-optics pioneer and the inventors of digital-imaging chips. Virtual particles called excitons could speed data through telecom networks. The State of the Global Telecosm The most notorious promoter of the 1990s telecom boom has been proved right. A quantum logic gate in an optical fiber could lay the foundation for a quantum computer network. Analyzing the Internet Collapse Multiple fiber cuts to undersea cables show the fragility of the Internet at its choke points. Data from the river will create a model for environmental monitoring. Infrared light-emitting nanowires could lead to optical communications on microchips. Organic crystals change shape and then go back to their original shape when exposed to light of different colors. A Cheaper Route to Speeding Up the Web A new silicon-based optical device has the potential to improve the speed, cost, and reach of fiber-optic networks. Foolproof Quantum Cryptography Adding decoy photons to quantum-cryptographic signals should finally make them "unconditionally secure." Intel Speeds Up Silicon Photonics Researchers at Intel have announced the world's fastest silicon modulator--an advance that could cut bandwidth costs and make computers run faster and cooler. A Nano Solution to Increasing Bandwidth MIT researchers develop microphotonic devices for communications, clearing the way for higher-performance optical networks. [1]
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