Phys.org·4 min read·hard
Steering light in a flash: New chip redirects light beams in less than a trillionth of a second
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California Institute of Technology
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Caltech researchers have developed a new chip that uses light to steer other light beams in under 74 femtoseconds. This breakthrough in photonic technology could lead to significantly faster communications and more powerful computing systems.
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Advances in light-based steering are critical for the next generation of high-speed telecommunications and optical computing.
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