[LINK] terrabit per second internet

[grove at zeta.org.au]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> If you haven't seen last week's Catalyst, see if you can find it.
> Amazing stuff using photon chips.

I like the way they used "distortion" or overloading of the light source to create 
the "switches" that can route the data paths.


I do hope this technology becomes available soon - if what they mentioned about 
power saving is true.....   ...that and the impressive speed bump over traditional electronics....


rachel

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