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Chinese researchers cut data lag by 30% with hollow-core fiber

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Chinese researchers have developed a new type of optical fiber that uses a hollow core filled with air instead of solid glass. This innovation has demonstrated a 30% reduction in data transmission delay over a 1,000km distance. The improved speed could potentially alleviate bottlenecks in processing large datasets for demanding AI applications. AI

IMPACT Could reduce latency for AI training and inference by improving data transfer speeds between data centers.

RANK_REASON Research into a new type of optical fiber with potential AI applications. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Chinese researchers cut data lag by 30% with hollow-core fiber

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Chao Kong ·

    Data link trial: Chinese team finds hollow-core fibre cuts lag 30% across 1,000km

    Light travels through conventional optical fibres at about 200,000km per second – about two-thirds the speed it travels in a vacuum – because the signals are passing through solid glass. When vast amounts of data are exchanged between computing centres hundreds or thousands of ki…

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