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Hollow-Core Fiber Redefines Long-Haul Optical Networks
Microsoft researchers explore experiments showing that hollow-core fibers can achieve quasi-real-time transmission over thousands of kilometers.
HCF on a bobbin during manufacturing. [Courtesy of Microsoft Azure]
Because the optical signal has far less interaction with the glass material, HCF can reduce latency, limit nonlinear impairments and support high-capacity transmission over demanding networks.
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