All-optical modulation in silicon achieved via an electron avalanche process

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced numerous technologies that rely on light and its underlying characteristics.
Nature

Optical Computing and Logic Circuits

Optical computing and logic circuits represent a transformative approach to information processing, utilising light rather than electrons to execute computational tasks. This paradigm leverages the ...
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Liquid-crystal platform overcomes optical losses in photonic circuits

Photonic circuits, which manipulate light to perform various computational tasks, have become essential tools for a range of advanced technologies—from quantum simulations to artificial intelligence.
Phys.org

Scientists compute with light inside hair-thin optical fiber

Light traveling through an optical fiber sitting on top of a conventional electronic circuit board. Credit: Heriot-Watt University Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have ...
Nanowerk

Nanophotonic Circuits: Harnessing Light at the Nanoscale

Optical waveguides are structures that guide and confine light within a small cross-sectional area. In nanophotonic circuits, waveguides are typically fabricated using high-refractive-index materials ...
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OKI Develops Ultracompact Photonic Integrated Circuit Chip Using Silicon Photonics Technology to Realize Various Optical Sensors

- A key GX technology that can be applied to various social infrastructures - TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Using silicon photonics technology for semiconductor optical circuits, OKI (TOKYO: 6703) has ...
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Mission Apollo: Behind Google's optical circuit switching revolution

Over the past few years, Google has been quietly overhauling its data centers, replacing its networking infrastructure with a radical in-house approach that has long been the dream of those in the ...