Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet’s traffic per second

New Atlas | Oct 24, 2022 at 5:11 AM
  • The speed record for data transmission using a single light source and optical chip has been shattered once again.
  • Even more impressive is the fact this new speed record was set using a single light source and a single optical chip.
  • An infrared laser is beamed into a chip called a frequency comb that splits the light into hundreds of different frequencies, or colors.