Scientists Map Spiraling Light For Faster Net 62
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from the data-in-the-fiber-goes-round-and-round dept.
from the data-in-the-fiber-goes-round-and-round dept.
Mark.JUK writes "Scientists working at New York's Institute of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers have discovered a new way of mapping the multiple higher channels / more complex light in an optical fibre, which could allow telecommunications operators the ability to harness 'untapped data channels' and thus improve broadband speeds and internet capacity across the world. Critically, the new model allows scientists to follow polarization and other changes as light travels, which also gives you an insight into the material that it travels through. Until recently it wasn't possible to map such light, but all that has changed thanks to the globe-shaped Higher Order Poincare Sphere model."
Re:Hurra! (Score:5, Funny)
And how does it enable more spam and trolling?
I believe the intended logic was "more internet bandwidth == more internet traffic == more spam".
It's a special case of the standard Slashdot curmudgeon technique, where you demonstrate how experienced and knowledgable you are by interpreting any piece of potentially good news as definite bad news. If you do it enough times, you win a patch of lawn to keep children off of.
Raise your beer! (Score:5, Funny)
...thanks to the globe-shaped Higher Order Poincare Sphere model.
Here's to HOPS!