Power Of Light Transfers One Trillion Bits/Second

Researchers at IBM have been busy perfecting a new technique which allows an optical chip to transfer one terabit (one trillion bits) of information per second. The technology will be useful in powering new supercomputers and helping data centers manage information. The new chip, being called "Holey Optochip", exceeds current data transfer speeds by over eight times. The technique used to make the chip function involves making minuscule holes in a .

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