Technological breakthrough in Silicon Photonics: Intel Silicon-based Optical Modulator Could Run Faster Than 1GHz

Intel researchers have developed a silicon-based optical modulator operating at 1GHz -- an increase of over 50 times the previous research record of about 20MHz. Fabricated in an Intel Fab using Intel's existing high-volume manufacturing processes, the device incorporates a transistor-like structure to encode data onto a wavelength of light.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news382.html">Technological breakthrough in Silicon Photonics: Intel Silicon-based Optical Modulator Could Run Faster Than 1GHz</a></p> <p>Intel researchers have developed a silicon-based optical modulator operating at 1GHz -- an increase of over 50 times the previous research record of about 20MHz. Fabricated in an Intel Fab using Intel's existing high-volume manufacturing processes, the device incorporates a transistor-like structure to encode data onto a wavelength of light. </p>