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Physics
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The first practical optical amplifier, the erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), was demonstrated in 1987 and revolutionized long-haul telecommunications by eliminating the need for frequent electronic regeneration.
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You send a message across the ocean in milliseconds. How does that light signal stay strong after traveling thousands of kilometers through a thin glass fiber?
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