Optical data transfer's new leading light?
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Intel's Light Peak technology uses lasers and fiber optics to transfer data to and from PCs and other devices.(Credit: Intel) SAN FRANCISCO--You've probably heard about fiber optics for years--some kind of exotic technology used to ... Read Post
Intel's Light Peak isn't setting any new speed records at IDF 2010 -- it's still rated at 10Gbps for now -- but the optical data transfer system is finally looking like it might appear in some actual products. As you can see immedia... Read Post
Researchers at the University of Southampton in England have produced optical fibers that can transfer data at 99.7% of the universe's speed limit: The speed of light. The researchers have used these new optical fibers to transfer d... Read Post