Japanese researchers set a new Data Transfer Speed record at 1.02 petabits/second!

Researchers in Japan just broke records in terms of fiber optic data transmission records with a technique usable with existing cable infrastructure.

1.02 petabits/second is the record speed set in Japan!

Japan just reached 1.02 petabits/second in fiber optics transfers!

Researchers from Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology were able to transport data at a rate of 1.02 petabits per second across a distance of 51.7 kilometers using a unique multi-core fiber optic cable.

That's the equivalent of transferring 127,500 GB of data each second, which the researchers claim has enough capacity for over "10 million channels of 8K broadcasting per second." That's also 100,000 times quicker than the expected next generation of high-speed gigabit connections for household customers, according to New Atlas.

NICT achieved the first successful 1 petabit per second data transmission over a standard diameter fiber optic cable in December of 2020. The 0.02 increase is indeed impressive in just a couple of years but the technology used to achieve this is more important.

Instead of using a mixed-signal, multi-mode technique used in 2020, the researchers restricted transmission to just four "modes" from 15, each of which carried data using one of the four cores inside a special fiber optic cable with a standard diameter.

As described by Gizmodo, it is like a plastic straw with four smaller straws crammed inside, each conveying a distinct soda flavor. In addition to the multi-core cable that enabled this world-record-breaking data transfer; it also required some extremely special optical amplification devices and signal modulation techniques.

The most essential aspect is that this second breakthrough is based on hardware and procedures that are fully compatible with existing technology and hardware across Japan and technically, the world. New fiber optic cabling will be required, but because the researchers kept their multi-core cable to conventional diameters, it will be fully compatible with current infrastructure, lowering upgrading costs significantly.

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Source: Gizmodo