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Intel Researchers Build Laser on Chip

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speed-of-light dept.

Victor Ramen writes "Working with the basic material of computer chips, Intel Corp. researchers have constructed an all-silicon laser that could lead to computers one day harnessing light waves rather than electrical currents to shuttle data swiftly. 'Once you have silicon as an optical material, then you can take advantage of this enormous (silicon) infrastructure that exists around the world,' said Mario Paniccia, director of Intel's photonics lab. 'You can imagine starting to siliconize photonic devices, and maybe integrate photonics and electronics.'"

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  1. Ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. OK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    which fellow green headed, slime spewing alien told the secret of silicon "lasers", [slime] ?
    Now the puny earthlings are a force to be reckoned with ! [slime] [gurgle] [slime] [slime].