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The Demand for Silicon Photonics and CPO in the AI Era
Introduction In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), the demand for high-performance computing and data...
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Mar 63 min read


Broadband Tunable PM Holmium Doped Ring Fiber Laser for the 2000-2100nm Band
Introduction High-power fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers operating in the eye-safe 2-21μm wavelength band have significant applications...
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Feb 273 min read


Free-Space Optical Communication and Energy Harvesting in 5G+ Networks
Introduction Free-space optical communication (FSO) combines the high bandwidth of optical communication with the flexibility of wireless...
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Feb 253 min read


Global Optimization of Universal Unitary Photonic Integrated Circuits
Introduction Universal unitary photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have the ability to perform arbitrary unitary transformations in the...
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Dec 26, 20243 min read


Long-Term Photoreliability of Electro-Optic Polymers for High Optical Power Modulators
Introduction Electro-optic (EO) polymers have been extensively researched for optical communication applications due to their outstanding...
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Nov 25, 20243 min read


Joint Fiber Nonlinearity Mitigation and Compensation in Digital Sub-Carrier Multiplexing Systems
Introduction As global information exchange continues to grow exponentially, optical fiber communication systems face increasing demands...
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Nov 20, 20245 min read


OFDR Analysis of Silicon Wavelength (De)Multiplexer Using Cascaded MZIs and Apodized Waveguide Gratings
Introduction Wavelength (de)multiplexers are crucial components in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical communication systems,...
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Oct 22, 20243 min read


Optimizing Broadband Silicon Waveguide Crossings with Particle Swarm Optimization
Introduction Silicon photonics integrated circuits (PICs) have emerged as a promising technology for applications such as optical...
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Sep 6, 20243 min read


Monolithic Integration of III-V Epitaxial Structures on Silicon Photonics
Introduction The insatiable demand for higher data transmission rates in applications like autonomous driving, smart farming, and...
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Aug 20, 20244 min read


Leveraging Photonics to Reduce Radio Congestion in Space Communications
Introduction As the number of satellites in space continues to grow exponentially, with projections of over 26,000 new small satellites...
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Jun 28, 20243 min read


Analyzing Transmitter and Dispersion Eye Closure for PAM4 (TDECQ) with pSim Plus
Introduction Transmitter and Dispersion Eye Closure for PAM4 (TDECQ) is a critical measurement for evaluating the performance of 400...
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May 31, 20242 min read

Photonic IC Simulation Tools: Embarking on the Innovative Journey of Coherent Optical Devices.
Terence S.-Y. Chen Latitude Design Systems Introduction Global data traffic is growing rapidly, correspondingly increasing the demand for...
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Sep 11, 20234 min read

A High-Speed, Energy-Efficient Coherent Optical Receiver IC in 5nm CMOS
Introduction The ever-increasing demand for higher data rates in optical communications has driven the evolution of coherent detection...
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Feb 6, 20234 min read
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