Current solid-state laser technologies have become vital components in telecommunications and networking equipment, but are reaching limits in speed and efficiency. But now, researchers at Stanford University have developed a new laser technology which wastes less energy than today's lasers and is faster, able to operate at rates exceeding 100 billion bps. And because up to 400,000 lasers will be able to fit within a square centimeter chip, this also means that this new technology will be cheaper to manufacture. So far, this technology is only working in labs, so it might take some time before the industry adopts it. Read more...
Sources: Stanford University news release, November 7, 2005; and various web sites
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