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Aston University breakthrough: Data sent 4.5 million times faster than standard broadband

Dr Ian Phillips with the wavelength management device

Aston University's Dr Ian Phillips with the wavelength management device (Credit: Aston University)

The research team achieved this speed thanks to the development of optical amplifiers and optical gain equalisers that can open up specific new wavelength bands that are not yet used in fibre optic systems.

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