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First Hybrid Silicon Laser Developed
UPI Correspondent Santa Barbara CA (UPI) Sep 20, 2006 U.S. scientists say they have built the world's first electrically powered Hybrid Silicon Laser using standard silicon manufacturing processes. The researchers from the University of California-Santa Barbara and Intel Corporation say the breakthrough addresses one of the last major barriers to producing low-cost, high-bandwidth silicon photonics devices for use inside and around future computers and data centers. The researchers say they combined the light-emitting properties of Indium Phosphide with the light-routing capabilities of silicon into a single hybrid chip. When voltage is applied, light generated in the Indium Phosphide enters the silicon waveguide to create a continuous laser beam that can be used to drive other silicon photonic devices. A laser based on silicon could drive wider use of photonics in computers because the cost can be greatly reduced by using high-volume silicon manufacturing techniques, the scientists said. "This could bring low-cost, terabit-level optical 'data pipes' inside future computers and help make possible a new era of high-performance computing applications," said Mario Paniccia, director of Intel's Photonics Technology Lab.
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Intel Says Breakthrough Could Lead To Powerful, Low-Cost Chips
San Francisco CA (AFP) Sep 18, 2006Intel and university researchers announced Monday a breakthrough that could lead to a laser-producing chip that could vastly improve computing power at a low cost. Intel said the researchers for the company and the University of California at Santa Barbara developed a process that could allow the production of hybrid silicon-laser chips to use laser beams instead of wires to transfer data. |
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