Is there a need for a photonic iPhones and smartphones? We have a very interesting topic today with our guest Daniel Pérez López, the CTO and Co-Founder of iPRONICS, programmable photonics.

“When we refer to programmable photonics, we are referring to the ability of first being able to integrate light signals into a semiconductor chip that is widely known as integrated photonics, integrated optics.” -Daniel Perez Lopez

 

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Show Highlights:

What are programmable photonics?

The photonic field or the integrated photonic field, is mainly limited to two key volume driven market segments that are transceivers and data centers

One of the growing benefits of photonics is to ability to configure systems, real-timebases on the specific environmental condition and specific performance

Photonics technology as a complimentary technology to electronics

Daniel describes the structure of iPronics’s photonics processor and how it functions

iPronics has figured out miniaturization, they believe that reducing the form factor is a way to open their product to the bigger market

Is there a need for a photonic iPhones and smartphones with pure photonics processor?

Daniel enumerates the various photonics applications including in RF systems

Cointegration of lasers with with the photonics integrated circuits is no longer rocket science

Enhanced technology, sooner than later; integrating high performance photo ejector in the chip is no longer a challenge

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