Post date: 15-May-2015 02:52:09
IBM has demonstrated what it claims to be the first fully integrated wavelength multiplexed silicon photonics chip. This is a big step towards commercial computer chips that support both electrical and optical circuits on the same chip package, and ultimately the same die. Optical interconnects and networks can offer much higher bandwidth than their copper counterparts, while consuming less energy—two factors that are rather beneficial as the Internet grows and centralised computing resources continue to swell.
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http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/ibm-demos-first-fully-integrated-monolithic-silicon-photonics-chip/