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SUMMARY:Replacing Copper with Light - The Prospects for Photonic PCBs - IE
 T Cambridge Prestige Lecture 2009 - Prof. Ian White\, University of Cambri
 dge
DTSTART:20090211T183000Z
DTEND:20090211T200000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Photonic technologies have replaced copper for long distance p
 oint-to-point links and they are now looking attractive for short distance
  links within computers.  Polymer-based components have been developed whi
 ch do not require special manufacturing but can be formed directly on prin
 ted circuit boards (PCBs) using processes compatible with standard circuit
  board technology.  \n\nThis lecture will review cost effective optical te
 chnologies for these applications\, including siloxane materials developed
  at Dow Corning. Recent work at Cambridge has led to the development of ad
 vanced systems including a high capacity backplane for blade server comput
 ers with a total aggregate bandwidth of 1 Tb/s.  Other applications will a
 lso be discussed\, including sensing and biophotonics.\n\nSpeaker: \nProf.
  Ian White is the van Eck Professor of Engineering\, Heads of the School o
 f Technology and Head of the Photonic Research Group in the Electrical Eng
 ineering Division at the University of Cambridge.  He is a Fellow of the R
 oyal Academy of Engineering and co-founder of ZinWave Ltd.\n\n\n
LOCATION:Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College\, University of Cambridge
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