Securing Fiber Using Light Polarization

screenbert writes: "A new and novel way of communicating over fiber optics is being developed by physicists supported by the Office of Naval Research. Rather than using the amplitude and frequency of electromagnetic waves, they're using the polarization of the wave to carry the signal. Such a method offers a novel and elegant method of secure communication over fiber optic lines. This press release has more information. Of course I always thought that fiber was always pretty secure anyway since it's a lot harder to tap than copper."

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man

[Anonymous Coward]

1337 until i clicked submit before 20 seconds..i wonder what this article is about, anyway

frost piss

[Anonymous Coward]

fp !

Damn 2 minute rule.

[Anonymous Coward]

I just posted in the poll. Now I won't get FP. Stupid slashdot.

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Researching Natalie's Navel...?

[armyofone]

Cool! Hope they post pics of Natalie Portman's navel on their website soon!!

Oh... Naval Research...

Re:Researching Natalie's Navel...?

[Anonymous Coward]

go see star wars episode II, you'll see plenty of her navel

Re:Researching Natalie's Navel...?

[szquirrel]

Natalie Portman's navel is now copyright 2002, Lucasfilm, Ltd. You'll have to wait at least 70 years after Natalie's death for said navel to enter the public domain.

And now for something completely different

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh my God !
http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/news/primality.html

kiss PGP goodbye...

Re:More Secure...

[BlueUnderwear]

I have important work to do and I just want the info!

If your work is so important, why are you then slacking away reading Slashdot? Does your boss know about this ;-)?

Re:pr0n!

[MaryAlice]

Of course, lighting is very important for pr0n.