Asbjorn Arvad Jorgensen from the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen has developed a chip capable of transmitting 1.84 petabytes of data per second. This unprecedented speed significantly enhances connection and data download times. Fiber optic cables, often considered the backbone of the internet, continue to break their own records in speed and efficiency as technology advances. The necessity for internet connections that can keep up with these innovations has led to an increase in such developments.
The study, published in Nature Photonics, reveals crucial insights about future data transmission. The experiment used such vast amounts of data that current computers are not yet capable of receiving data at such speeds. As a result, the work was conducted using fake data. Jorgensen mentioned, “We are transmitting an enormous amount of data over a cable less than one millimeter square in width.” Previous studies had achieved transmission speeds of up to 10.66 petabytes per second, but they relied on bulky and impractical equipment. The new technology, however, uses a computer chip as a light source, achieving record speeds for data communication. For example, it can transmit 230 million photos per second, proving its potential.
This breakthrough technology has the potential to revolutionize how we receive and process data on computers. It is also expected to lead to significant reductions in energy costs and contribute to increasing bandwidth capacity.