Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València and the tech company iPRONICS have created a groundbreaking photonic chip that promises to revolutionize telecommunications, data centers, and various high-tech applications.
This innovative chip, hailed as the first universal, programmable, and multifunctional photonic chip in the world, was developed as part of the European UMWP-Chip project led by José Capmany and featured in Nature Communications.
This new chip stands out because it can be programmed on demand to perform a wide range of functions needed in modern technology systems.
It’s designed to seamlessly integrate the wireless and photonic parts of communication networks, effectively preventing the bottlenecks that can reduce capacity and slow…
