Intel using Raman Effect to carry data over light waves

Intel using Raman Effect to carry data over light waves

Scientists and Researches at the Intel Laboratories have developed a way to generate a continuous laser with a silicon device. This could perhaps become a giant step toward introducing optical interconnectivity in future processors, servers, and computers. The procedure make use of the popular Raman Effect and Intel has successfully built a transistor-like device which develops a continuous beam of light.

The advantage of this technology is that data can be carried at a lot higher speeds than normal metallic wires. A senior Intel representative said in a scientific journal: “These building blocks are still a research project, but we hope to transfer the technology by the end of the decade.”

They can use this technology to make high-bandwidth, light-based communication which can also power data transfer between various components of the computers. In addition, other fields can also immensely benefit from the technology as it could reduce the cost of lasers used in medical and defense fields.

Intel has technically named the device Silicon Raman Laser and alerts that it would not make a good replacement for other, more common laser applications. Bahram Jalali, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of California spoke to media about this latest innovation from the world’s largest PC Chip manufacturer: “It is important to understand that the silicon Raman laser is not a replacement for existing diode lasers, such as the ones used in DVD players and telecom equipment. Instead, it is a device that extends their operating range to longer wavelengths.”