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Compact Amplifier could Revolutionize Optical Communication

Chalmers’ new amplifier offers high performance, is compact enough to integrate into a chip just millimeters in size, and does not generate excess noise.​​​​​ â€‹â€‹Illustration: Yen Strandqvist​

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, present a unique optical amplifier that is expected to revolutionise both space and fiber communication. The new amplifier offers high performance, is compact enough to integrate into a chip just millimeters in size, and – crucially – does not generate excess noise.

“This could be compared to switching from older, dial-up internet to modern broadband, with high speed and quality,” says Professor Peter Andrekson, Head of the Photonics Laboratory at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience at Chalmers.

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