IBM researchers unveil green optical network technology prototype

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This cross section shows the dense array of polymer waveguides in IBMs demonstrator. On the printed circuit board the databus of 48 of these waveguides uses a path only 3 mm wide. Previous systems would use four times as much space. Credit: IBM
This cross section shows the dense array of polymer waveguides in IBM's demonstrator. On the printed circuit board, the databus of 48 of these waveguides uses a path only 3 mm wide. Previous systems would use four times as much space. Credit: IBM

IBM researchers today unveiled the fastest and most highly integrated optical data bus ever developed. The prototype technology could bring massive amounts of bandwidth in an energy-efficient way to all kinds of machines—from cell phones to supercomputers. This could revolutionize the way we access, use and share information across many different applications.


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