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Re:Ultrafast Optical Detector by frainfreeze on Thursday April 17, 2025 @03:52PM (#43721399)
Isn't state of the art already in the 300Ghz range?
Re:Ultrafast Optical Detector by mmmBacon on Friday April 18, 2025 @11:21AM (#43728902)
Sure for InGaAs. The paper is claiming faster for AI so the relevant metric is to compare to what can be shipped today for such applications. To scale for AI we need devices that integrate with standard CMOS processes. More exotic materials can be integrated but they are not very practical for highly integrated systems. NVIDIA’s recent announcement for their copackaged optical switch is in a silicon only ecosystem.