Laser-powered wireless hits 360 Gbps and uses half the energy of Wi-Fi

Laser-powered wireless hits 360 Gbps and uses half the energy of Wi-Fi Tiny lasers using light instead of radio waves could supercharge wireless speeds while cutting energy use.

• Date:
• April 2, 2026
• Source:
• SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
• Summary:
• A new breakthrough in wireless technology could dramatically boost internet speeds while cutting energy use—by switching from radio waves to light. Researchers have developed a tiny chip packed with dozens of miniature..