在2008年3月，IBM的科学家宣布他们为芯片上光学通信中的“交通指挥”（directingtraffic）开发出了世界上最小的纳米光子开关（nanophotonic switch），以确保光信息能够被高效率地路由。
In March 2008, IBM scientists announced the world's tiniest nanophotonic switch for "directing traffic" in on-chip optical communications, ensuring that optical messages can be efficiently routed .
光学“频率梳”是一种精确测量光的颜色或频率的工具。
An optical "frequency comb" is a very precise tool for measuring different colors-or frequencies-of light.
利用这项在布里斯托尔研制出来的技术，研究者们让两个完全相同的光粒子(光子)通过一个光子芯片——刻录在硅片上的光学网络，从而实现了一个被称为量子游走（QuantumWalk）的物理过程。
The technique developed in Bristol uses two identical particles of light (photons) moving along a network of circuits in a silicon chip to perform an experiment known as a quantum walk.
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