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 A photonic device developed by a group of U.S. scientists can transmit electronic data 27 times faster than today. This is the main conclusion of the investigation carried out by physics professor Alexander Gaeta, Cornell University (USA), which publishes the journal "Nature." The photonic device called a "telescope time domain" because it is able to extend the speed in the same way that an ordinary telescope enlarges the image. Constructed with simple, inexpensive electronic components, according to the author of the study-its performance is also based on the compression of data packets, so they can be transported at a speed that would not otherwise be achieved. The device uses two silicon structures that guide light and act as lenses, increasing the speed of data packets per second to 10 gigabytes to 270 gigabytes per second. Gaeta’s discovery could be useful for the field of high speed optical communication and computing. |
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