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Caltech breakthrough brings fiber-optic performance to silicon chips

ScienceDailyMonday, August 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Caltech breakthrough brings fiber-optic performance to silicon chips
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Caltech scientists have created ultra-low-loss optical pathways on silicon chips that approach the efficiency of fiber optics and dramatically outperform existing technology at visible wavelengths.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Caltech scientists have created ultra-low-loss optical pathways on silicon chips that approach the efficiency of fiber optics and dramatically outperform existing technology at visible wavelengths.

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Caltech scientists have created ultra-low-loss optical pathways on silicon chips that approach the efficiency of fiber optics and dramatically outperform existing technology at visible wavelengths.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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