Researchers from the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) and at the University of Central Florida (UCF) unveiled that they have developed a device, which can guide light beams around tighter curves. In this process, the integrity and intensity of beam remains intact.

The research published in the journal Optics Express has revealed about a new way to transmit data on an electronic circuit boards using light in a more effective manner.

Not sending information on electrical signals but on light beams, the data was able to be transmitted thousands of times more rapidly. But the researchers also added that problems are faced when it comes to controlling the light beams without losing their energy.

Raymond Rumpf, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UTEP, was of the view, “Computer chips and circuit boards have metal wire connections within them that transport data signals. One of challenges when using light is figuring out a way to make tight bends so we can replace the metal wiring more effectively”.

It was when the researchers played their role to find a solution. Stephen Kuebler, associate professor of chemistry at UCF, was of the view that the direct laser writing can act as good way to manufacture next-generation computer devices.

The researchers said that in order to come up with miniature lattices, they have used direct laser writing, which is a type of nanoscale 3D printing. In the next step, the researchers passed light beams through the lattices.

This step confirmed one thing that they could flow light without loss. The finding is considered to be an important one, as with the increasing demand of smaller and faster computers, engineers will require to find ways to pack ultra-fast data-transmission devices into smaller spaces.