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"Time Telescope" Could Boost Fibre-Optic Communications

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the way-faster-than-88-mph dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A time lens can focus a chunk of time to a point, rather like a normal lens focuses light rays. Put two time lenses together and you can create what a Cornell University team calls a 'time domain telescope' which can magnify time. They sent a 2.5 nanosecond long light pulse, encoding 24 bits of information, into their time telescope. What came out on the other side was the same 24 bit pulse, but compressed into 92 picoseconds. Squashing more information into a light pulse could help to send more information via optical fibres."

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  1. Re:I think I saw a movie about this... by megamerican · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Ben Affleck starred.

    We're boned.

    So you were the guy who saw it.

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  2. These future Slashdot comments are hilarious... by BlueBoxSW.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. I should know since I read them 70 picoseconds ago using my time telescope.

  3. Ironic by kitezh · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I logged in, I was greeted with "Did you know subscribers can see articles in the future?"

  4. Know what it would be good for? by Cytlid · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can think of a myriad of uses ..|||..|.||. eady using it for that.

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  5. What happens when you combine them? by Alzheimers · · Score: 4, Funny

    What happens when you take four Time Lenses and align them to be 90 degree angles to each other?

    ONE MAN KNOWS THE TRUTH!