Fast laser could revolutionise data communications

Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 09:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers at Chalmers in Sweden have shown that a surface emitting laser - a cheaper and more energy-efficient type of laser for fibre optics than conventional lasers - can deliver error-free data at a record speed of 40 Gbit/s. The break-through could lead to faster Internet traffic, computers and mobile phones...

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