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March 8, 2012 06:05 pm

IBM Optical Chip Moves Data At 1Tbps

snydeq writes "IBM researchers have developed a prototype optical chip that can transfer data at 1Tbps, the equivalent of downloading 500 high-definition movies, using light pulses, the company said Thursday. The chip, called Holey Optochip, is a parallel optical transceiver consisting of both a transmitter and a receiver, and is designed to handle the large amount of data created and transmitted over corporate and consumer networks as a result of new applications and services. It is expected to power future supercomputer and data center applications, an area where IBM already uses optical technology."User links to more coverage, writing "The record was achieved because 24 holes in the chip allow direct access to lasers connected to the chip."

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