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In a quiet laboratory in China’s “Optics Valley,” state-backed researchers have unveiled a photonic chip capable of processing data at speeds that could redefine the future of global telecommunications. The National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center announced Friday the successful development of an ultra-wideband photonic chip with a bandwidth of 250 gigahertz, a milestone that Beijing hopes will serve as the industrial foundation for 6G networks and sovereign satellite constellations. The chip operates as a high-capacity “super truck” for the fiber-optic highways that form the backbone of modern internet infrastructure. Zhang Hongguang, manager of the Future Technology Department at the center,…
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