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    Data traveling at the speed of light may be the future of connectivity and computing.
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    Silicon photonics is rewiring the future of data centers. But engineers need more advanced simulation tools to integrate these light-slinging components with electronics.
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    Silicon photonics, which combines optics and electronics, leverages decades of investment in silicon semiconductors to create photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that can manipulate...
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    The chip-based tractor beam developed by MIT applies focused light to capture and manipulate tiny cells.
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    The chip-based printer uses silicon photonics and advanced photochemistry for non-mechanical 3D printing with visible-light holograms.
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    An array of electro-optical components fabricated as a silicon-based photonic IC provides narrowband passband and notch filtering above 10 GHz.

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