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Solitons May Slowly Speed Up Signals

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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 14 -- Light waves that travel very slowly without distortion could eventually help simplify and reduce the cost of high-speed optical communications. Light is so fast, it takes less than two seconds to travel from the Earth to the moon. This blazing fast speed is what makes the Internet and other complex communications systems possible. But sometimes light needs to be slowed down so that signals can be routed in the right direction and order, converted from one form to another or synchronized properly. SUPERSLOW: Light waves that travel very slowly without distortion...Read full article

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    Published: October 2004
    Glossary
    optical communications
    The transmission and reception of information by optical devices and sensors.
    soliton
    Any isolated wave that propagates without dispersion of energy. Specifically to photonics, an ultrashort pulse of laser light that propagates through a waveguide without characteristic chromatic dispersion.
    CommunicationsInternetNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNews & FeaturesNISToptical communicationssoliton

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