New hollow-core optical fibre can speed up data transmission by 45%, researchers say

New Delhi: Researchers have designed a new type of optical fibre, which guides light through air in its hollow core — instead of the traditional solid glass — and can therefore increase the speed of transmitting information by up to 45%.

Described in the journal Nature Photonics, the design could also offer the lowest levels of information loss ever recorded for an optical fibre, allowing more data to be sent over larger distances before requiring boosting, researchers said.