Photonic Switch (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Photonic Switch (2 of 2)

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The photonic switch is manufactured using a technique called photolithography, in which each "light switch" structure is etched into a silicon wafer. Each light gray square on the wafer contains 6,400 of these switches.

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Kyungmok Kwon photo

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