Gentle crystallization process converts glass into ceramic for optical communication
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay, special to C&EN
Summary
Scientists have developed a new method to convert glass into a ceramic material suitable for long-distance optical communication. The process uses a gentle crystallization technique that avoids the extreme sintering traditionally required for light-converting ceramics. This material could enable white-light beams from sources like streetlights and drones to wirelessly transmit information, offering a potential alternative to LEDs and quantum dots which tend to overheat and lose light output.
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bskyGentle crystallization process converts glass into ceramic for optical communicationcen.acs.orgKey quotes
· 2 pulledScientists are exploring ways to use white-light beams from sources such as streetlights and drones to wirelessly transmit information.
Many light-converting materials based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or quantum dots... become hot and lose light-
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