Brian Koch (left) of the University of California-Santa Barbara shows off silicon photonics technology that can transmit data on and off a microprocessor using optical signals. The demonstration transmitted data at 3.2 gigabits per second. Light is a great alternative to electrons for data transmission because it requires less power, said Rattner (right).
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