Fast, low-power, all-optical switch
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 19:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A new solid-state device uses one beam of light to switch another beam of light from one direction to another. It uses one-fifth the power -- only 90 atto-joules -- than the previous all-optical switch.
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