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Advancing Light-Based Communication with Chip-Scale Devices
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A team at NIST is working on advancing light-based communication technology by developing a light source on a silicon chip that could be as simple as a transistor, paving the way for processors to use light for communication above certain distances. The team is comprised of individuals with backgrounds in photonics, nanotech, and electrical engineering.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with standards and precision measurements to ensure the international system of units remains accurate.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with standards and precision measurements to ensure the international system of units remains accurate. The team consists of individuals from various disciplines, including many brilliant minds with remarkable accomplishments throughout the decades.
ChapterAdvancing Light-Based Communication with Chip-Scale Devices
Episode#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
By incorporating a light source as simple as a transistor onto a silicon chip, processors could communicate through light above a certain distance.
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By incorporating a light source as simple as a transistor onto a silicon chip, processors could communicate through light above a certain distance. Though optical fibers currently utilize visible or near infrared wavelengths of light for transmitting messages, the potential for neuron-like flexibility with a small light source can revolutionize future communication systems.