massachusetts institute of technology

Optical computing

Microchips’ optical future
Microchips’ optical future
February 15, 2012
To keep energy consumption under control, future chips may need to move data using light instead of electricity — and the technical expertise to build them may reside in the United States.
Also labeled: Computer chips, Electrical engineering and electronics, Manufacturing, Photonics, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Future of Manufacturing
Important step toward computing with light
Important step toward computing with light
November 23, 2011
Research at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.
Also labeled: Computer chips, Computer science and technology, Computing, Electrical engineering and electronics, Innovation and inventions, Materials science, Optical flow switching, Photonics
First germanium laser
First germanium laser
February 4, 2010
New results from MIT’s Electronic Materials Research Group bring us closer to computers that use light instead of electricity to move data.
Also labeled: Materials science, Silicon photonics
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