Time Telescope greatly improves optical data transmission, won't undo your past mistakes
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Oct 1st 2009 3:06AM
posted Oct 1st 2009 3:06AM
Researchers at Cornell have developed a "time telescope" from silicon waveguides that work like the two lenses of a telescope (or microscope) to compress and decompress data. Using the method, they were able to shift a 24-bit light pulse from 2.5 nanoseconds to 92 picoseconds in length without losing any information -- delivering the it to its destination 27 times faster than traditional fiber optics. Of course, the current 24-bit limit is too small for real world use, but it is a start -- and since this uses industry-supported fabrication technology, there's a chance that we may actually get our hands on one of these things in the not-too-distant future. Insert your own Marty McFly joke here.
[Via Slashdot]
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Where we're going, we don't need fiber optic cabling!
Helloooo?? Helloooooo!?! Anybody in there? Think G Scott J. Think! I gotta have time to decompress my data. Do you have any idea what would happen if I turned my report in, in a 92 picosecond wavelength? I'd get fired! Now you wouldn't want that to happen now. Would ya?!
Just like that time where they cast Michael J Fox as Zorro...
I assume the fact that this is dated 2:04 but just showed up in my RSS feed now is also a side-effect of the time-telescope?
Although I love the movie more than my grandmother, I was a little shocked to discover it in IMDB's Top 250. I didn't realize other people liked it so much. Oh, and will this time telescope work in reverse? Slowing things down? My boyfriend always complains about me being to fast. Since telescopes are essentially pipes, it should be a perfect fit.
I tried to make a joke out of that boring ass premise, but I failed miserably. I hope you all enjoy that.
This article posted three hours into the future.
Now we only need to way to send signals faster than speed of light !!!!! O Time Machine !! we are waiting for you.
[Insert Light Peak-related tin foil hattery here]
"Time Telescope greatly improves optical data transmission, won't undo your past mistakes"
...but at least it lets you see them all up close!
GREAT SCOTT!!!
This is heavy!!
What is heavy? is gravity from where your from have a greater affect?
GOOD NEWS, EVERYONNE!
is the old guy still living?
But how does it generate the necessary 1.21 jiggawatts of electricity needed?
Another person who doesn't read the link.
It clearly states in the article, word for word, verbatim, directly from the source, and i quote "banana peels" without the quotation marks of course.
I guess this thing has a Mr. Nuclear on-board
Another person who hasn't seen the Back to the Future movies.
1.21 gigawatts is the amount of power necessary for the flux capacitor to work when the DeLorean reaches 88mph.
Joke recognition fail.
ONE POINT TWENTY ONE GIGAWATTS!?!?
ONE POINT TWENTY-ONE JIGAWATTS!!!
Gigawatts... Pronounced Jigawatts.
"Wait a minute, Doc. What are you talkin' about? What happens to us in the future? Do we become assholes or somethin'?"
That's heavy.
Look. There's a rhythmic ceremonial ritual coming up.
When this baby hits eighty-eight picoseconds, you're gonna see some serious shit.
Marty, you're late, do you have no concept of time? You have less than 4 picoseconds!
"delivering the it to its destination"
huhhhh?
*light ?
Also, cool.
Though doesn't information get sent over fibre optics in fairly small packets a few bytes in size, so this would nearly work?
It's your 24-bits, Marty, something's gotta be done about your 24-bits!
I hope it can keep itself steady enough.
Can Eric Stoltz use this technology to go back in time and make sure Micheal J. Fox's parents never meet.
Is this 24-bit like a gazillion colors or 24-bit like 8-bits for RED(255 colors), 8-bits for BLUE(255 colors) and 8-bits for GREEN(255 colors)
Marty: Wait, Doc, are you tryin' to tell me that you built USB 4.0? Out of a telescope?
Doc: The way I see it, if your going to build USB 4.0 out of a few lenses, why not do it with some style? Besides, the diamond/glass lens composite is perfect for the... Look out!
*laser beam flies by their heads*
Marty: This is... This is heavy-duty, Doc.
As a huge fan of BTTF I read all the comments and enjoyed most of them! Thanks guys! :)