Novel link between optical fibers, nanometer-scale silicon structures could aid development of integrated optical circui
Silicon is a unique material that has revolutionized electronics; it enables engineers to put millions of electrical devices onto a single chip. Replacing the electrical currents in this technology with beams of light could enable even faster information processing. Qian Wang at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute and co-workers1 have now designed a crucial component for such optical chips a connector that links the silicon chip to an optical fiber. Such a device should enable efficient light input and output....
Source: PhysOrg - Friday, 17 February
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