Infrared detector to free up Internet of tomorrow - physicsworld.com

Infrared detector to free up Internet of tomorrow - physicsworld.com

A new kind of silicon photodetector invented by physicists in Canada and the UK should help to ensure that the Internet does not grind to a halt, as people share and download ever-more online data. The device, which could be built using existing chip-fabrication techniques, would ease the pressure on the Web's data centres by opening up a new frequency range in optical communications.