Device physics - The optical age of silicon

被引:217
作者
Reed, GT [1 ]
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[1] Univ Surrey, Adv Technol Inst, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, England
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10.1038/427595b
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The silicon chip has been the mainstay of the electronics industry and it may similarly come to dominate photonics. A key component — a high-frequency optical modulator — has now been fabricated.
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