My deepest thanks to friend of the channel Alex Sludds of MIT for suggesting this topic and helping me with critical resources. Check him out here: https://alexsludds.github.io

—

Silicon Photonics. What a cool-sounding word.

If MEMS is the result of applying modern nanoscale CMOS processes to the mechanical world, then doing the same for the optical realm gives us Silicon photonics.

In this video, I want to talk about another magic silicon technology. One that’s starting to make a splash in the contemporary technology world.

Links:
- The Asianometry Newsletter: https://asianometry.com
- Patreon:   / asianometry  
- The Podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianometry
- Twitter:   / asianometry