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A new ultrafast, nanoscale light-emitting diode (LED) device developed at Stanford’s School of Engineering transmits data at ultrafast rates while using 2,000 times less energy than laser-based systems in use today,” The nanophotonic device is a major step forward for on-chip data transmission, the researchers say.

The device can transmit data at 10 gigabits per second. The researchers say it is a major step forward in providing a practical ultrafast, low-power, room-temperature light source for on-chip data transmission.

The LED is a “single-mode LED,” a special type of diode that emits light more or less at a single wavelength, similar to a laser. Traditionally, engineers have thought only lasers can communicate at high data rates and ultralow power.

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