Polymer Waveguides Show Promise for Reliable, High-Capacity Optical Communication

Polymer waveguides show promise for reliable, high-capacity optical communication

Co-packaged optics (CPO) technology can integrate photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with electronic integrated circuits (EICs) like CPUs and GPUs on a single platform. This advanced technology has immense potential to improve data transmission efficiency within data centers and high-performance computing environments. CPO systems require a laser source for operation, which can be either integrated directly into the silicon photonic chips (inte…

Scientists develop polymer waveguides for high-speed, high-capacity data transmission by laser

Researchers have found that glass-epoxy-based waveguides have characteristics that make them ideal for transmitting optical signals in co-packaged optics Co-packaged optics (CPO) technology requires reliable laser sources, either integrated or external, for operation. Since integrated laser sources are associated with reliability challenges, researchers are increasingly exploring CPO systems with external sources. Recently, polymer waveguides fa…

Polymer Waveguides Pave the Way for Reliable, High-Capacity Optical

In the relentless pursuit of faster, more efficient data transmission within cutting-edge computing environments, the convergence of photonic and electronic technologies has emerged as a beacon of innovation. Co-packaged optics (CPO) represents one such paradigm-shifting advancement, uniting photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with electronic integrated circuits (EICs) like central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) on …