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Selling chip makers on optical computing


November 30, 2009

By designing chips that can be built using existing fabrication processes, MIT researchers show that computing with light isn't so far fetched.

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In the prototype optical chip shown here, the circles in the top two rows are "ring resonators" that can filter out light of different wavelengths. Image courtesy of Vladimir Stojanovic

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