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Today’s optical pioneers are precise, creative and determined to bring to market the next generation of effective and efficient materials.

MARIE FREEBODY, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, [email protected]

From silicon photonics and quantum dots to metamaterials and carbon nanotubes, innovative materials promise a faster, brighter and more integrated future. While some materials have already enjoyed a measure of commercial success, for others, the future promises anything from niche applications right up to market disruption and displacement of existing technologies. With the rise of high-performance digital systems and the expansion of internet traffic, the exigency for advances in optical materials is growing. At Intel, serious work is underway to introduce silicon photonics to remove networking bottlenecks, eventually replacing copper wires and interfaces with optical fibers. “The predicted growing need for optical interconnections in applications like optical waveguides, optical data storage, holographic parameters and recording materials, and laser crystals is leading to extensive research being undertaken in the field,” said Rakesh Singh, assistant manager of semiconductors at Allied Market Research, a market report specialist based in Portland, Ore. “The pioneering research in the parallel optical interconnections for cloud computing such as data transfer between backplanes, boards and chips, as well as within the chip, is the latest advancement in optical material.”

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Published: October 2016
Glossary
optical materials
Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the fabrication of optical components and systems. These materials are characterized by their ability to interact with light in a controlled manner, enabling applications such as transmission, reflection, refraction, absorption, and emission of light. Optical materials play a crucial role in the design and performance of optical systems across various industries, including...
quantum dots
A quantum dot is a nanoscale semiconductor structure, typically composed of materials like cadmium selenide or indium arsenide, that exhibits unique quantum mechanical properties. These properties arise from the confinement of electrons within the dot, leading to discrete energy levels, or "quantization" of energy, similar to the behavior of individual atoms or molecules. Quantum dots have a size on the order of a few nanometers and can emit or absorb photons (light) with precise wavelengths,...
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