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Novel hollow-core optical fiber transmits data 45% faster with record low loss (phys.org)
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"researchers claim to have made a breakthrough in hollow-core fiber (HCF) design...

The new design maintains low losses of around 0.2 dB/km over a 66 THz bandwidth and boasts 45% faster transmission speeds."

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[–] rowinxavier@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I've seen some applications of hollow waveguides before, but yeah, visible spectrum has potential applications and honestly, anything they can do to reduce the number of boosting stages the better.