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Published online 8 March 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010308-12
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Glow in the spark silicon
A silicon light-emitting diode is the marriage of electronics and photonics that miniaturization has been waiting for.
A light-emitting device based on silicon promises to end what has become an uncomfortable marriage. By uniting silicon microelectronics and optical data transmission, the new device could hasten in a fresh era of telecommunications technology.
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