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On-chip computing latency measured just 320 picoseconds.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This activity is highly non-linear so that a small change in initial conditions can be inconsequential or lead to huge differences in outcome over timescales ranging from picoseconds to hours or days.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
Rapid switching is possible in principle (the laser should be able to switch in picoseconds), but that still has to be done in practice.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 17 May 2020
The mechanical part of the switch cannot reach the picosecond speeds needed to modulate light in an optical transmitter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2019
The technology emits short, picosecond laser pulses that break pigmented particles into fragments.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This activity is highly non-linear so that a small change in initial conditions can be inconsequential or lead to huge differences in outcome over timescales ranging from picoseconds to hours or days.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
Rapid switching is possible in principle (the laser should be able to switch in picoseconds), but that still has to be done in practice.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 17 May 2020
The mechanical part of the switch cannot reach the picosecond speeds needed to modulate light in an optical transmitter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2019
The technology emits short, picosecond laser pulses that break pigmented particles into fragments.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Picosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picosecond. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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picosecond
noun
pi·co·sec·ond
ˈpē-kō-ˌsek-ənd, -ənt 
: one trillionth of a second
—abbreviation ps
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