Large-scale integration of wavelength-addressable all-optical memories on a photonic crystal chip

Large-scale densely integrated optical memory on a single photonic crystal chip is demonstrated. The wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) capabilities of nanophotonic memories are exploited for optical addressing. This work may enable optical random-access memories and a large-scale WDM photonic network-on-chip.

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