Chinese scientists have created a new device that transmits data using light
A group of international scientists led by Professor Chjigo Sya from the Southern University of Science and Technology in China has made a revolutionary breakthrough in wireless communications, as reported by Zamin.uz.
The researchers have developed a new type of photon device for data transmission using white light. This device, called a photon laser engine, enables the transmission of massive amounts of data over record-breaking distances—more than a kilometer.
The technology is based on a laser transmitter system that converts powerful light beams into data transmission channels. Current visible light communication systems have serious limitations.
For example, ordinary LED diodes can transmit data only over a few meters. The new invention overcomes this problem by using laser beams focused at a central point.
During the device’s development, researchers used inexpensive and heat-resistant transparent ceramic, which maintains stable operation even under high-power radiation. Earlier devices suffered from excessive heating and material degradation under laser exposure.
This time, scientists abandoned traditional polymers and silicones, instead creating an ultra-strong ceramic based on lutetium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, and silicon oxides. The addition of cerium ions to the material composition allowed precise control of its light-emitting properties.
As a result, the new ceramic dissipates heat twenty times more efficiently than its analogs. In the future, this technology is expected to become one of the foundational pillars of sixth-generation communication networks.
Such systems will integrate ground stations, artificial satellites, and aerial platforms into a single network, providing seamless connectivity even in hard-to-reach areas such as oceans, deserts, and mountainous regions.
Moreover, the device will significantly increase data transmission speed for real-time artificial intelligence systems. Currently, the technology is in the experimental and development phase.
Researchers plan to further improve the materials to increase signal transmission speed, synchronize laser communication channels with radio networks, and implement intelligent systems that automatically adjust signal power based on environmental conditions.
This breakthrough will elevate the quality of wireless internet and data exchange worldwide to an entirely new level in the future.
