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> it makes me wonder, HOW MUCH better could optical fiber be if made in zero-gravity? 1-2 orders of magnitude less attenuation
by virtuallynathan 8y ago
> it makes me wonder, HOW MUCH better could optical fiber be if made in zero-gravity?
1-2 orders of magnitude less attenuation
- ksec 8y ago>1-2 orders of magnitude less attenuation Currently most of the cost of operating and deploying transatlantic fibre cables are the repeaters to boost the signal in between. If it is 1-2 orders of magnitude less attenuation, does that mean we could do away with the repeater?
- virtuallynathan 8y agoI'd imagine yes, on some cables. If we can get 2 orders of magnitude, we go from needing repeaters every 90-120km to 9,000 to 12,000km.