NEWS: NewsScan: New "Opto-chip" Promises Big Boost In Speed Of Web Surfing

[janet paterson <janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

NEW "OPTO-CHIP" PROMISES BIG BOOST IN SPEED OF WEB SURFING

Researchers at the universities of Southern California and Washington have 
developed a low-voltage modulator called an "opto-chip" that can convert 
electrical signal into optical transmissions at a rate of 100 gigabytes of 
information per second, potentially yielding enormous increases in the speed of 
Web surfing.

One of the scientists, chemist Larry Dalton, says: "These electro-optic 
modulators will permit real-time communication.

"You won't have to wait for your computer to download even the largest files.

"We'll be able to take telephone signals, computer data, TV signals -- any type 
of signal you can think of -- put it on fiber optic, route it around the world 
with almost no optical signal loss, and accomplish this with infinite bandwidth.

"It has the potential of revolutionizing the way we all function."

The device can also be used in radar and satellite communicatitons.

(Reuters/San Jose Mercury News 6 Apr 2000)
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