New Tunable Filter May Unlock Next Generation Of Optical Networks, Via Optics Letters (IMAGE)

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New Tunable Filter May Unlock Next Generation Of Optical Networks, Via Optics Letters

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The bandwidth-tunable silicon filter uses periodic nanostructures to filter a single channel from all input frequencies. The filter has the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip.

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Research Contact: Wei Shi Université Laval in Québec, Canada wei.shi@gel.ulaval.ca

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