UCLA Researchers Demo First Silicon Laser
An anonymous reader submits "Researchers at University of California, LA have demonstrated the first silicon laser. The lack of a silicon laser has been a major roadblock in the progress of silicon optoelectronics and photonics. This development shows that despite popular belief, a laser can indeed be made on a silicon chip. Modern electronic computers are getting closer to being optical in any case (gigahertz range). This discovery makes optical computers much closer to reality."
But can it be attached to a sharks head?
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