R&D 100 Winner 2010: Ultralow-Power Silicon Microphotonic Communication

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An ultra-low-power silicon micro-photonic communications platform that enables optical data transmission and routing on a silicon platform at nanosecond switching speeds with up to 100-times less power consumption and 100 times the bandwidth density compared to traditional electronic approaches.

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