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Published online 16 February 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050214-9
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Silicon laser runs non-stop
Physicists hail next step in optical computing.
A silicon laser than produces a continuous beam of laser light has been unveiled. This is an important milestone in the quest to create computers that can easily switch from using electrical currents to using light.
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