Small Modulator for Big Data (image)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Caption

Conventional lithium niobate modulators [right] are the backbone of modern telecommunications, converting electronic data to optical information in fiber optic cables but are bulky, expensive and power hungry. This integrated, on-chip modulator [center] is 100 times smaller and 20 times more efficient.

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Harvard SEAS

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