Light-Speed Developments in Photonic Crystal Technology

摘要

European scientists and engineers are working together on a project called COPERNICUS to develop cutting-edge photonic crystal technology that has the potential to make electronic devices much faster, smaller and more efficient. Photonic technology uses light -instead of electric current - to send and receive signals at extremely high speeds, and photonic crystals are nanoscale materials, enabling unprecedented control of light and the miniaturisation of key functions. They represent a so-called 'disruptive' technology, which means they have the potential to completely change the way things are currently done in this field.