Silicon nanoparticle is a new candidate for an ultrafast all-optical transistor
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 11:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists have experimentally demonstrated the feasibility of designing an optical analog of a transistor based on a single silicon nanoparticle. Because transistors are some of the most fundamental components of computing circuits, the results of the study have crucial importance for the development of optical computers, where transistors must be very small and ultrafast at the same time.