A better fabrication process yields such a high-quality optical material that microchips using light, rather than electrons, may be close to reality. Noda, S., et al . Full three-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals at near infrared wavelengths. Yablonovitch, E. 2000. How to be truly photonic.
Light chips find a place to take root.
606-8501 Japan From Science News , Vol. All rights reserved. Subscribe to Science News . Copyright Clearance Center Browse a Science News photo collection. Subscribe to Science News in spoken-word format.