Tag: silicon photonics

Tiny Devices Use Light to Grab Cells

By Katherine Bourzac | 10/26/2009 | 5 Comments

Silicon chips and lasers could pick out and count cells on microfluidic devices.

Time Lens Speeds Optical Data

By Katherine Bourzac | 09/28/2009 | 4 Comments

An energy-efficient silicon device compresses light to make ultrafast signals.

Light Repels Light

By Anne-Marie Corley | 07/20/2009 | 5 Comments

The repulsive side of an optical force could lead to ultra-fast telecommunications.

Pink Silicon Is the New Black

By Anne-Marie Corley | 07/09/2009 | 0 Comments

A new form of silicon could create cheaper photo detectors that are easier to make in bulk.

The Best Photon Detector Yet

By Kate Greene | 12/08/2008 | 1 Comment

Cheap, high-performing detectors could boost Internet bandwidth and speed up computers.

First Light-Driven Nanomachine

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/02/2008 | 2 Comments

A silicon nanobeam uses optical force to do mechanical work in an integrated circuit.

Bringing Light to Computers

By Kate Greene | 03/26/2008 | 2 Comments

IBM research could bring the speed of fiber-optic networks to the chips inside personal computers.

Intel Completes Photonics Trifecta

By Kate Greene | 10/10/2007 | 5 Comments

A new light detector means all three core components of telecom networks can now be built in silicon.

Silicon Photonics Comes to Market

By Kate Greene | 08/16/2007 | 1 Comment

For the first time, a silicon-based optical cable will be commercially available.