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Comment by kelnos

3 years ago

> Hollow core fibers for instance allow light to move one third faster.

Could you expand on this? The speed of light is constant, no?

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jiggawatts  3 years ago

In vacuum. In glass it’s significantly lower. Air core fibre brings it back up to about 99% or thereabouts…

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