[Dylan16807]

Does that mean "We experimentally demonstrate transmission of 1.84 Pbit s–1" in the paper abstract is a lie?

[henrikeh]

I worked on this project and cycomanic summarizes the practice well. I’ve written more on it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33321506

[Dylan16807]

Well, the technology is just as impressive either way, but I think "we experimentally demonstrate transmission of 1.84 Pbit s–1" is misleading. The capacity was demonstrated piecewise but that data rate was not demonstrated.