Assertion: silicon | /r/CapableOf | become at wavelengths of 1300
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text: For some time now, it has been known that when surrounded by its native oxide (SiO 2 ), otherwise known as ordinary glass, silicon becomes a low-loss optical waveguide at wavelengths of 1300 nm and 1550 nm, the regions of the spectrum where optical networks operate.