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Just because it was 7.2 megameters, a "transoceanic distance", doesn't mean it wasn't just 7.2 megameters of fiber all coiled up in a lab room.
by runnerup 5y ago
Just because it was 7.2 megameters, a "transoceanic distance", doesn't mean it wasn't just 7.2 megameters of fiber all coiled up in a lab room.
- falcor84 5y agoI'd expect the capability of creating thin enough fiber that you could coil 7.2Mm of it in a single reasonably-sized room, would be quite an achievement in its own
- scottshamus 5y agoI’ve never worked with fiber optics but I wonder if that’s the point of the recirculating loop i.e. use a shorter fiber but run the signal through it multiple times to simulate a longer length.
- tyho 5y agoOr delay line storage, it would store 7.6 TB.