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- Title
Are optical transistors the logical next step?
- Authors
Miller, David A. B.
- Abstract
The article discusses how an electronic transistor operating with photons transforms information processing in optical technology. Studies show that light beams are relatively better for lowloss transmission at high data rates compared to wires which yield an easy action for the said application with copper transmission lines. However, it notes that optical technology is not yet reliable even with the creation of high-functioned integrated circuits by an electronic transistor.
- Subjects
INFORMATION processing; ELECTRONICS; INTEGRATED circuits; TRANSISTORS; OPTICAL engineering
- Publication
Nature Photonics, 2010, Vol 4, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1749-4885
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nphoton.2009.240