LiGenTec’s integrated technology in combination with one laser could replace hundreds of single laser sources and propagate optical signals closely separated in frequency in a single fiber instead of using multiple fibers with larger spacing of the frequency. This is particularly interesting as data traffic has grown in the last decades with a compound annual growth rate of 60% and will continue at this rate. If current telecommunication infrastructure is not changed this will lead to a data crunch in 2022. One promising solution is to use much more optical channels to transmit more data in one fiber both on earth and in space.
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