News tagged with laser signal

High-speed signal mixer demonstrates capabilities of transistor laser

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Illinois have successfully demonstrated a microwave signal mixer made from a tunnel-junction transistor laser. Development of the device brings researchers ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shifting sound to light may lead to better computer chips

By reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone, researchers may have a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs and transistors are built.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Next generation digital maps are laser sharp

Restoring habitat for spawning species of fish, such as Atlantic salmon, starts with a geological inventory of suitable rivers and streams, and the watershed systems that support them. But the high-tech mapping ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

De-multiplexing to the max: 640 Gbits/second

Sliced light is how we communicate now. Millions of phone calls and cable television shows per second are dispatched through fibers in the form of digital zeros and ones formed by chopping laser pulses into bits. This slicing ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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