Title of article :
Connecting at the speed of light
Author/Authors :
Kuzyk، نويسنده , , M.G.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages :
10
From page :
8
To page :
17
Abstract :
Light has a clear advantage over electronics as the medium of ultrafast information transmission. Optical fibers are used extensively in long-distance telecommunications applications and are making a strong showing in local-area networks. Board-to-board interconnects for terrabit data rates are just over the horizon. These technologies will see their full potential only when active, all-optical switches and logic can be coupled to present-day passive technologies. The key ingredient of the new systems will be the availability of nonlinear optical materials that meet active device needs. In this paper, material performance is shown to depend intimately on quantum mechanics, which sets fundamental limits on the nonlinear-optical response. While todayʹs materials are already good enough to make devices, an understanding of the underlying quantum mechanics of how a material interacts with light can lead to even better materials.
Journal title :
IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine
Serial Year :
2003
Journal title :
IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine
Record number :
397564
Link To Document :
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