One + one = zero: coupled lasers turn each other off

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High hopes have been maintained for decades concerning optical logic, optical switching matrices (e.g. for communications), and optical computing. The missing link in actualizing this promise is a practical circuit element that allows one light to be turned on or off purely by application of another light to the device - rather like voltage on the control gate of a field effect transistor. This missing link has now been developed through a novel application of the complex behavior exhibited by coupled lasers. .. Continue Reading One + one = zero: coupled lasers turn each other off

Section: Research Watch

Tags: Laser, Optical, Optical Computing, Photonics

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