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Nature Photonics 1, 18 - 19 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.63
Silicon photonics: An exercise in self control
Michal Lipson1
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Michal Lipson is in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, Phillips Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
e-mail: lipson@ece.cornell.edu.
Abstract
Controlling light with light using devices small enough to fit on a chip is tricky, but it is crucial for any integrated all-optical logic scheme. Scientists have now produced modulators that control light at breakneck speeds, bringing the vision of all-optical chips closer to reality.
