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Silicon Photonics
Silicon Photonics
Data traveling at the speed of light may be the future of connectivity and computing.
Silicon Photonics
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Industrial
Coin-Sized 3D Printer’s Tiny Photonic Chip Turns into Laser-Steering “Engine”
Aug. 5, 2024
The chip-based printer uses silicon photonics and advanced photochemistry for non-mechanical 3D printing with visible-light holograms.
University of Sydney (Australia) Nano Institute
Analog
Silicon-Based Electro-Optical Device Delivers Narrowband Multi-GHz Filtering
Feb. 13, 2024
An array of electro-optical components fabricated as a silicon-based photonic IC provides narrowband passband and notch filtering above 10 GHz.
imec and Dreamstime
Embedded
Silicon Photonics Will Shine in the Age of AI
Aug. 1, 2023
Demand for networking bandwidth in the data center is no longer sustainable. Enter optical I/O.
University of Sydney
Analog
Photonic ICs: Progress Across Many Fronts, End Applications
July 17, 2023
Researchers are leveraging semiconductor materials and processes to devise photonic ICs with impressive functions and bandwidth.
Lightelligence
Industrial
11 Myths About Silicon Photonics
June 6, 2023
By harnessing the basic properties of light and using photonics to speed computing, systems can be made that extend Moore’s Law. However, myths have emerged about the technology...
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Microsoft
Embedded
Broadcom Upgrades Co-Packaged Optics Switch to 51.2 Tb/s
April 12, 2023
The 51.2-Tb/s Bailly chip puts eight optical engines in a package with the Tomahawk 5 switch.
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Communications
This Company is “Open” to Silicon Photonics
Oct. 25, 2022
OpenLight’s Tom Mader talks about silicon photonics and advances in lasers, and the launch of his new company.
Image credit: Broadcom
Embedded
Broadcom’s First Switch with Co-Packaged Optics is Cloud-Bound
Aug. 24, 2022
Tencent will be the first to deploy the co-packaged optical switch in its cloud data centers.
Image credit: Ayar Labs
Embedded
Is It Finally Time for Silicon Photonics to Shine?
July 13, 2022
A new silicon-photonics process developed by GlobalFoundries has the backing of Ayar Labs, Broadcom, Cisco, Marvell, and NVIDIA.