• Question: How do you put lasers inside chips

    Asked by The Kenno to Padraic on 11 Feb 2015.
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      Padraic Morrissey answered on 11 Feb 2015:


      Hey Kenno
      That’s a tough question! At the moment it’s very hard to put lasers inside chips, because when you do then often don’t work. People use glue or solder, but it’s very difficult. In my research group this is what we are working on. Instead of putting the laser inside a chip, we actually try to make the full chip with the laser already inside in it. It’s very hard to do it this way, but if we get it to work it could change how people use lasers! So fingers crossed we get it working!

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