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Evanescent Lasers to Speed Up Data Transmission

Posted by samzenpus on from the greased-lightning dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) have built the world's first mode-locked silicon evanescent laser. But what is an 'evanescent' laser? It is a step toward 'combining lasers and other key optical components with the existing electronic capabilities in silicon.' In other words, this research work will provide a way to integrate optical and electronic functions on a single chip. As these evanescent lasers can produce stable short pulses of laser light, they will be useful for many optical applications, such as high-speed data transmission or highly accurate optical clocks."

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  1. Is it just me by JayTech · · Score: 1, Funny

    Or did I not read "effervescent" on first glance? Just think, and Alka-Seltzer powered laser! Technology has come a long way... medicine for today's grandparents is tomorrow's high-tech CD-ROM.

    1. Re:Is it just me by modecx · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, that's a great idea. I sure know I could use an effervescent laser after downing a big smothered beef and bean burrito with extra beans. This'll be the best invention since, well, smothered beef and bean burritos!

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    2. Re:Is it just me by MarkovianChained · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, I first read "evanescence" -- the only laser featuring Amy Lee.

    3. Re:Is it just me by MrNaz · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yea I read effervescent as well. For a moment I thought the article was about researchers who had managed to genetically engineer sharks to live in soda.

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  2. evanescent laser? by Cassius+Corodes · · Score: 5, Funny

    evanescent laser? Does it imbue people with emo powers?

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  3. I guess this answers the question by The+Orange+Mage · · Score: 3, Funny

    of how they can see into that annoying womans' eyes like open doors.

    With freakin' lasers.

    Also, cue the shark comments!

  4. Uses by Zatchmort · · Score: 5, Funny

    a hightly accurate optical clock What, you mean, like, looking at the sun??
  5. so its like the band after all by grapeape · · Score: 2, Funny

    Its been consolidated to one member?

  6. I, for one... by greenguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...welcome our heaven-sent lasers.

    And you will, too, if you know what's good for you.

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  7. No on-topic comments yet. . . by treeves · · Score: 3, Funny

    . . .and I'm not helping: I won a spelling bee by spelling "evanescent" correctly in seventh or eighth grade. I didn't know what it meant 'til later, but I figured out how to spell it.

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    1. Re:No on-topic comments yet. . . by gstoddart · · Score: 3, Funny

      . . .and I'm not helping: I won a spelling bee by spelling "evanescent" correctly in seventh or eighth grade

      A moose bit my sister once. :-P
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  8. Incredible!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Students at UC Santa Barbara actually did something academic! Will wonders never cease?

  9. Re:Evanescence laser? Bah! by ajlitt · · Score: 1, Funny

    For those about to undergo population inversion... We salute you!

  10. Re:Slashdot by The+Anarchist+Avenge · · Score: 3, Funny

    The least you could do would be to attribute this to http://www.xkcd.com/

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  11. Re:File this next to the fusion folder by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have a cunning plan to achieve all three of these goals in one fell swoop. All I will need, is a toothpick, some weapons grade plutonium, and roughly 5 billion billion billion USD.

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  12. Re:leads to faster comps too by clayanderson · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop it. Just stop it. It's not funny. It only has a remote chance of being funny if you do something clever with it. Which you didn't. Remotely. So if you can't be funny nor insightful, then just read the article and keep your finger off the submit button.