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A delay that makes wireless communication faster

Cutting-edge communication (6G and beyond) will rely on precise time control of large amounts of wirelessly transferred information. To achieve this precision, a ‘quasi-true time delay’ chip has been designed that packs as much time delay as possible into a tiny area using 3D waveguides whose length can be varied as required.

This is a summary of: Govind, B. et al. Ultra-compact quasi-true time delay for boosting wireless channel capacity. Nature 627, 88–94 (2024).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00455-4

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