A possible solution to the need to expand fibre-optic capacities presents itself in the form of a new way of amplifying the information-carrying light transmissions. But turning principle into practice will require more work.
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Vardeny, Z. A boost for fibre optics. Nature 416, 489–491 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/416489a
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