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US researchers report faster fibre optic transmissions
They achieve this by "predistorting" data transmitted via laser beams
Published Sun, Jun 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New York
ONE way to understand a challenge of sending data through fibre-optic circuits is to imagine a person shouting to someone else down a long corridor. As the listener moves farther away, the words become fainter and more difficult to discern as they echo off the walls.
A similar challenge confronts th…
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