Silicon Photonics Link is a silicon-based optical data connection developed by
Intel Corporation which uses
silicon photonics
Silicon photonics is the study and application of photonic systems which use silicon as an optical medium. The silicon is usually patterned with sub-micrometre precision, into microphotonic components. These operate in the infrared, most comm ...
and
hybrid silicon laser, it provides 50 Gbit/s bandwidth. Intel expected the technology to be in products by 2015.
This technology is enabled and well supported by academic and industrial research work at Intel labs, 50 Gbit/s multi-color transmission line at Cornell University and Columbia University.
See also
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List of device bandwidths
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Thunderbolt
A thunderbolt or lightning bolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap. In Indo-European mythology, the thunderbolt was identified with the 'Sky Father'; this association is also found in later Hel ...
(Light Peak)
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Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply (interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A broad ...
(USB)
References
External links
The 50G Silicon Photonics Link* http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/research/intel-labs-silicon-photonics-research.html
* http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/data-center/silicon-photonics-research.html
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