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![New modulator [red, center] is 100x smaller than existing design [black, right].](/objects/news/9/9/34/HarvMod01M.jpg "New modulator [red, center] is 100x smaller than existing design [black, right].")
| Conventional lithium niobite modulators [black, right] are the backbone of modern telecommunications but are bulky, expensive and power hungry. This integrated, on-chip modulator [red, center] is 100 times smaller and 20 times more efficient. Image courtesy of the Loncar Lab/ Harvard SEAS. |
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