The silicon chip has been the mainstay of the electronics industry and it may similarly come to dominate photonics. A key component — a high-frequency optical modulator — has now been fabricated.
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Reed, G. The optical age of silicon. Nature 427, 595–596 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427595b
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