nsane.forums Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Not so long ago, I visited a colleague in Barcelona who was very excited about his latest bit of research. Now, the paper is out. I've read it, misunderstood it, read it again, and now, gentle readers, I am going to tell all.Basically, any computing device (or switch, or router) that is based on light requires a nonlinear interaction between different light beams, but light doesn't like to do nonlinear stuff. With current technology, you can get efficient nonlinear optical interactions, but the hardware is kind of bulky or very delicate. Not the sort of thing you want to put in a billion devices. What my friends in Barcelona have demonstrated is that it's possible to create a relatively efficient optical nonlinear interaction in a nano-structured metallic surface. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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