Silicon chip with integrated laser: Light from a nanowire
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 15:41
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists have developed a nanolaser, a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Thanks to an ingenious process, the nanowire lasers grow right on a silicon chip, making it possible to produce high-performance photonic components cost-effectively. This will pave the way for fast and efficient data processing with light in the future.