Nanooptics Overview
Nanostructures allow scientists to manipulate light in ways not previously
possible. Based on nanofabricating several one hundred nanometer-sized bars
into regular structures, photonic lattices allow the steering of light beams
around corners and reflect them with near 100 percent efficiency. This capability
represents the new generation of nanocomponents that may herald in an age of
optical computing. Already structuring semiconductors at the nanoscale, led
to the development of the vertical cavity surface emitting laser or VCSEL, the
most efficient low-power light source available and fast becoming a key 21st
century technology for communications.
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