As demand for computing and communication capacity surges, the global communication infrastructure struggles to keep pace, since the light signals transmitted through fiber-optic lines must still be ...

Fast switching: the Hybrid Photonics Labs at Skoltech where the new optical transistor was created. (Courtesy: Skoltech) A new optical transistor has been designed by researchers in Russia, ...

Optoelectronics, the use of electronic devices for the detection and control of light, has become a preferred means for broadband and transoceanic communication networks. Below is a sneak peek at the ...

An international research team led by Skoltech and IBM has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch that could replace electronic transistors in a new generation of computers manipulating ...

A US-developed system could lead to all-optical transistors and single-photon switching for quantum information networks. Scientists at Duke University, US, are developing an all-optical switching ...

Contrary to current trends, the CPU may get bigger in the future. Yes, the size of CPUs are larger today than they were in the past, but they also pack in more transistors. The future may involve ...

(Nanowerk News) An international research team led by Skoltech and IBM has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch that could replace electronic transistors in a new generation of ...