One of the ever-present trends in electronics is that stuff gets smaller. Although it doesn’t get much attention, the fact that electronic features can be scaled continuously in size down to something very close to the single atom level is an important reason why electronic devices are still king. The pretenders to the throne—optical devices—continue to sit off to one side while their supporters develop cunning plans for a takeover.
Itty-Bitty Lasers Hold Hope for Scalable Optical Processing
August 18, 2009