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Caltech Chip Steers Light in 74 Femtoseconds Using Silicon Metasurface

Engineers at Caltech have built a nanoscale silicon device that redirects a light beam in just 74 femtoseconds using a second beam, a speed that could reshape photonic communications, computing, and sensing.

Caltech’s tiny new chip can steer light in 74 quadrillionths of a second
Caltech Chip Steers Light in 74 Femtoseconds Using Silicon Metasurface
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Engineers at Caltech have built a nanoscale silicon device that redirects a light beam in just 74 femtoseconds using a second beam, a speed that could reshape photonic communications, computing, and sensing.