Ultrafast Optical Communications
DAVIS, Calif., March 23, 2010 — A new device could make it much faster to convert pulses of light into electronic signals and back again. The technology, invented by engineers at the University of California – Davis, could be applied to ultrafast, high-capacity communications, imaging of the Earth’s surface and for encrypting secure messages. "We have found a way to measure a very high capacity waveform with a combination of standard electronics and optics," said S.J. Ben Yoo, professor of electrical and computer...