A regular optical fiber consists of three elements: the core, the cladding, and the coating.
Finally, the coating works as the primary buffer and a jacket encases the entire structure.
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Whenever you fabricate a fiber-optic cable, small variations in the physical structure of the fiber are inevitably present.
This is where we found the ideas of topology useful, Roberts added.
These so-called edge states are shielded from disorder in the overall structure.
We have shown that it’s possible for you to make kilometers of topological fiber wound around a spool.
We envision a quantum internet where information will be transmitted robustly across continents using topological principles, Roberts noted.
This study may pave the way towards using topological design to preserve quantum information in optical fibers.
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Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
