MIT works toward ‘smart’ optical microchips

MIT works toward ‘smart’ optical microchips

A new theory developed at MIT could lead to “smart” optical microchips that adapt to different wavelengths of light, potentially advancing telecommunications, spectroscopy and remote sensing. «more» Related Links: MIT works toward ‘smart’ optical microchips RLE...
MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device

MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device

Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said they’ve overcome a major obstacle in harnessing the full...
MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device

MIT Says Optical Chips Coming in 5 Years

It’s a problem chip manufacturers have known about for some time: As electronic components continue to grow more and more diminutive in size, the metal interconnects between them will soon cease to meet the needed performance criteria that devices demand. This is...
MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device

A Nano Solution to Increasing Bandwidth

A nano solution to increasing bandwidth: MIT researchers develop microphotonic devices for communications, clearing the way for higher-performance optical networks. «more» Related Links: A Nano Solution to Increasing Bandwidth Professor Erich P. Ippen ...