Intel Announces Lasers On a Chip

[The General]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/technology/18chip.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

[hillbillybob]

That would be awesome. Probably a stupid question, but what about heat issues? Would the laser provide increased heat?

 

[FireFox]

Cool. So, who's going to buy me one?

 

[mac_mogul]

Lasers on a chip?

We got @#$% lasers!







This sounds like a good future though. I find it hard to understand how easily it will be implemented into something like a laptop, or any other portable device. They would have to make a chassis that does not flex at all. Otherwise they would have problems with the lasers not hitting their targets. (or something to that effect )

I don't think heat would be much of a problem though. With lasers, there's less mass used by wires and cords, etc. Without all that mass inside of a computer, theres alot more free space which means theres alot more breathing room.

Very interesting though.

 

[molsen]

anything's better if you put a laser beam on it

 

[Waphlez]

That sounds cool. Sending this to my computer science teacher.

 

[The General]

I gotta get my lasers!

DOMINICK! NO!! GET DOWN FROM THERE!

 

[HAVOC]

"L.....A.....S...ER"

 

[Harper]

Sounds very interesting. However I would hate to see the RMAs on the motherboard due to some one dropping the motherboard and making the laser go out of alignment.

 

[NewCents05]

my physics teacher sent me this couple days ago it sounds pretty sweet and i was kinda confused how this is different from fiber optics