Jun 3 2010
An international team has designed a new pulse laser that produces light on a computer chip. David Moss, an Associate Professor and a senior researcher of the University’s Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), headed the research team.
According to Moss, the laser rapidly generates short light pulses to process and relay the data. This technology will accelerate the computing process if applied on a large-scale basis. He added that the pulse laser can provide record speed signal processing and relay information either on the silicon chip or between the silicon chips. This technique may yield cheaper and faster computers systems.
Moss stated that at present the information stored on a chip is mixed by utilizing interconnects or electronic signals over copper cables, which can be inefficient during bandwidth blockage. He added that to meet the increasing demand for faster technology, high-speed chip-to-chip and on-chip optical data communications are essential.
David Moss’ paper, which is based on a complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) compatible microring resonator was presented at the IEEE/OSA CLEO meeting in San Jose, California, USA.