{"id":415392,"date":"2010-03-11T00:21:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T05:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ibm-photonic-communication-device\/14474\/"},"modified":"2010-03-11T00:21:21","modified_gmt":"2010-03-11T05:21:21","slug":"ibm-develops-speed-of-light-chip-to-chip-communication-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/415392","title":{"rendered":"IBM develops speed of light chip to chip communication device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/ibm_nanophotonic_avalanche_photodetector.jpg\" alt=\"IBM researchers have developed their latest building block in their effort to achieve phot...\"><\/p>\n<p>Researchers at IBM have made important progress toward creating silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light rather than electrical signals. This is thanks to a device called nanophotonic avalanche photodetector (NAP), which, as detailed on the journal <i>Nature<\/i>, is the fastest of its kind and is a major step toward achieving energy-efficient computing that will have significant implications for the future of electronics&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/communications\/\" rel=\"tag\">Communications<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/electronics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electronics<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/ibm\/\" rel=\"tag\">IBM<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/optical+computing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Optical Computing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/optical-communication-speeds\/14385\/\">New device could boost optical communication speeds by 10,000 times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ibm-optical-modulator-processing-breakthrough\/8468\/\">Shrinking supercomputers: IBM optical modulator promises processing breakthrough <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/microrings-wireless-communications\/14410\/\">&#8216;Microrings&#8217; could lead to new era in wireless communications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/excitonics-faster-computers-solar-panels\/13010\/\">New advances in excitonics promise faster computers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/organic-molecule-sandwich\/12636\/\">Organic molecule sandwich may satisfy appetite for molecule-sized electronic components<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/faster-help-for-avalanche-victims\/8464\/\">Tracking system promises faster help for avalanche victims<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HuN8xRJ-Oc-SsapC_KvkQAhoYY4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HuN8xRJ-Oc-SsapC_KvkQAhoYY4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HuN8xRJ-Oc-SsapC_KvkQAhoYY4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HuN8xRJ-Oc-SsapC_KvkQAhoYY4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JVIHQoFcQZY:Rdezi9Xogow:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/JVIHQoFcQZY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at IBM have made important progress toward creating silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light rather than electrical signals. 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