Optical computing

Schematic illustration of an add-drop filter. [Courtesy Journal of Optical Microsystems (2022)]

A step forward in the development of Zorn-based photonic microelectromechanical systems

In recent years, the global digitalization process has accelerated at an unprecedented rate. Streaming video content as well as video conferencing in home offices and remote study complexes have generated records in broadband consumption in private homes. applications
Diagram (left) and scanning electron microscope images of nanolasers grown directly on a silicon surface

Preparation of nanolasers attached to silicon

The Jacquard loom on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester was one of the first devices that could be programmed.

The next twenty years of microchips

Germanium laser. Photo: MIT

The first germanium laser of its kind