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'Light pumping' bends beams in femtoseconds toward faster computing

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As sighted creatures, humans have always used light for communication through body language, writing, smoke signals, and more. Harnessing invisible frequencies of light such as radio massively expanded our communication range, while hyper-focusing light into lasers tremendously increased communication fidelity. And sending lasers through fiber optic cables meant communication that was free from the tyranny of straight line-transmission. Continue Reading Category: Engineering Tags: Caltech , Light , Optical Computing

First report: Programmable photonic chip could unlock light-speed optical computing — newatlas.com, 1d