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Can Photonics Deliver the Next Breakthrough in Research Computing?
Photonic computing technologies are seeing rapid growth in research output and technology development, and products are now entering the...

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May 29, 20231 min read


Data Center Interconnects: Coherent or Direct Detect?
With the increasing demand for cloud-based applications, datacom providers are expanding their distributed computing networks. Therefore,...

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May 26, 20231 min read


ANELLO Photonics Announces World's Smallest Optical Gyro Inertial Navigation System
The ANELLO GNSS INS system provides up to 30 minutes of continuous and accurate dead-reckoning during fully GPS-denied conditions. SANTA...

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May 25, 20231 min read


Flat Lenses Made of Nanostructures Transform Tiny Cameras and Projectors
Metalenses are finally moving into consumers’ hands Inside today’s computers, phones, and other mobile devices, more and more sensors,...

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May 24, 20232 min read


Programmable Photonic Chips Adapt PICs to Multiple Futures
Liquid crystal technology and MEMS are enabling reprogrammable PICs that will be able to support multiple functions and significantly...

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May 23, 20231 min read


World's First Mass Production of Metalenses for Visible Wavelengths
Do you hate the camera bumps on the back of your smartphone? A new optical component called metalens—which was named one of the top 10...

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May 22, 20231 min read


Princeton, Rowan University to lead NSF-funded, multistate photonics initiative
A new Princeton University-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics—the branch of science that...

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May 18, 20231 min read


Holistic Power Reduction
Minimizing power, energy, or thermal impacts requires a concerted approach throughout the entire design, development, and implementation...

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May 15, 20231 min read


Photonic Chips Curb AI Training’s Energy Appetite
Stanford team achieves first-ever optical backpropagation milestone. Microscope images show the bidirectional grating tap [left] used to...

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May 15, 20231 min read


Leveraging optical chip-to-chip connectivity to unleash the complete potential of AI – An interview with Ayar Labs
Co-packaged optics (CPO) has gained attention recently due to its power efficiency in data centers. While most leading proponents of CPO...

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May 11, 20231 min read


Metalens Controls Light within The Extreme Ultraviolet Realm
Researchers create the first transmissive optics technology within the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) realm to provide clean foci and...

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May 10, 20231 min read


Lithography-free Photonic Processor for AI
Researchers in the US have created a photonic processor that provides programmable on-chip AI information processing without needing...

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May 8, 20231 min read


Fiber Laser Innovations for Diverse Markets
In this interview, Jose Pozo, Optica’s CTO, talks to AdValue Photonics CEO Michael Mielke about his career and the company. Located in...

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May 8, 20231 min read


OpenLight's CEO on Its Silicon Photonics Strategy
Adam Carter's journey to becoming OpenLight's inaugural CEO is a tale of twists and turns.

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May 2, 20231 min read


One Watt Matters
Data centers and 5G networks might be hot commodities, but the infrastructure that enables them runs even hotter. Electronic equipment...

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Apr 25, 20232 min read
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