Spec of Silicon Splits Infrared Light Like a Prism (IMAGE)

Stanford University School of Engineering

Spec of Silicon Splits Infrared Light Like a Prism

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Infrared light enters this silicon structure from the left. The cut-out patterns, determined by an algorithm, route two different frequencies of this light into the pathways on the right. This is a greatly magnified image of a working device that is about the size of a speck of dust.

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(Photo: Alexander Piggott)

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