ECE Breakthrough Could Make Microprocessors Faster, Less Power-Hungry
Prof. Kei May LAU, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering of HKUST, in collaboration with a group of scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara; Sandia National Laboratories and Harvard University were able to fabricate tiny lasers directly on silicon -- a huge breakthrough for the semiconductor industry and well beyond.
"Putting lasers on microprocessors boosts their capabilities and allows them to run at much lower powers, which is a big step toward photonics and electronics integration on the silicon platform" said Prof. Kei May LAU. In terms of applications, the tiny lasers on silicon are ideally suited for high-speed data communications.
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Whispering gallery mode subwavelength quantum dot laser on silicon
