Frank,can you give me your opinion on this?>>>>A ‘HOLY GRAIL’
The researchers claimed in Science that the result
represented the achievement of a “Holy Grail” in the field: a
modulator capable of switching signals at rates of up to 100
gigabits per second, at a fraction of a volt. A single particle
of the opto-chip material, just a hundredth as wide as a
human hair, could handle all of a major corporation’s
telephone, computer, television and satellite traffic, the
researchers said.
Put another way, the opto-chip would require less than
a half-second to download a two-hour movie in digital
format.
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The devices could lead to quantum leaps in cable TV
transmission capacity, satellite communications, optical
network switching and fiber-optic medical sensors, Dalton
said. Opto-chip material also could be spray-painted onto a
surface to form the basis of a phased-array radar system
with no moving parts. That would open the way for cheaper
and better navigation systems for aircraft, missiles and ships
— which explains the Pentagon’s interest — or even an
anti-collision radar system for your car.
In a further flight of fancy, Dalton said the opto-chips’
bandwidth is large enough to allow for a future generation of
hand-held television/telephone/computer devices linked via
satellites, or for the transfer of flicker-free 3-D holographic
images — all standard fare on “Star Trek.”<<<
Taken from...http://www.msnbc.com/news/391650.asp
The company is Lumera.Taken from pr>>>>``While several companies provide optical components today, they're all based on the same basic materials so none of them really has a fundamental advantage,''
said Microvision's President and CEO, Rick Rutkowski. ``Lumera has established a leadership position with a proprietary platform technology that will enable
components and systems that are not only superior but are also competitively unique. We believe these advantages place the company in an excellent competitive
position.''<<<<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/001030/wa_microvi.html
Does this sound like a disruptive technology that the pr professes?Or perhaps more hype than substance.This layman cant make heads or tales of it.I always enjoyed your informative posts and i appreciate all that you have brought to the discussion roundtable.Thanks again |
