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Intel Boosts Optical Communication Speeds

Posted by kdawson on from the how-fast-can-you-blink dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Intel has developed a device, the Avalanche Photodetector, that senses light pulses and amplifies output signals for faster data transfer over long distances. Researchers claim this is a big advancement in the field of silicon photonics, in which silicon is used to transfer light pulses for data exchange between chips and devices. APD can detect light at higher frequencies and moves data at rates of 40Gbps, making it more sensitive and quicker than earlier photodetectors, at a tenth the cost."

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  1. Re:Given what there was before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ofcourse! everyone knows that darpa is seeding industries with alien technology....

  2. Re:Given what there was before... by Tychon · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Stargate project is finally paying off, I see.

  3. So what do you call the sequel to Infiniband? by tjstork · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would this be "Super-Infiniband", or "Super-Duper-Infiband..."... kinda tough to come up with a nickname that tops infinity. Who would have thought that Intel marketing might trap itself in the child's game of saying.. "Well I have 2x infinity bandwidth..." "I have infinity infinity bandwidth"...

    Maybe they should just go straight to "Stay out of my airspace. Quit touching me! I'm not touching you! You are in my airspace.... hahah, my hand is just at the edge of your airspace but its in mine..."

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