News: Optoelectronics
26 March 2024
Sivers demonstrating laser chip and array technology at OFC
Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies ICs and modules for communications and sensor solutions) says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — in collaboration with ecosystem partners — is demonstrating its laser chip and array technology at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (26–28 March).
A live demonstration at the Sivers Photonics booth (#4900) features Ayar Labs’ optical I/O solution with CW-WDM MSA-compliant SuperNova light source powered by Sivers Photonics’ distributed feedback (DFB) laser array. As the complexity and size of artificial intelligence (AI) models increase, traditional interconnect technology creates data bottlenecks that force GPUs and other accelerators to sit idle, limiting compute performance, increasing power consumption and driving up costs. Ayar Labs’ optical I/O solution eliminates these bottlenecks, enabling customers to maximize the compute efficiency and performance of their AI infrastructure while lowering costs, latency and power consumption.
A live demonstration at the booth of LioniX International is showcasing the recently announced three-way partnership between Sivers, LioniX and Chilas B.V. to develop and supply a narrow-linewidth integrated O-band CW tunable 1310nm laser targeting high-growth applications across optical communications and optical sensing sectors. Lionix has introduced the highly sought-after laser to meet the growing demand for O-band solutions for use by OEMs, advanced laboratories, and industrial sensor manufacturers innovating in the communications (passive optical networks, fiber-optic communications), LiDAR, and molecular analysis markets.
“Our InP100 product platform continues to deliver leading-edge chip solutions for high-growth markets,” says Sivers Photonics’ managing director Andrew McKee. “We are excited to continue our partnerships with leading industry companies to deliver modules into datacoms and sensing markets,” he adds.
“At this year’s OFC we will see a broad range of Sivers Photonics customers demonstrate products across optical communications and optical sensing sectors, including data-center applications, LiDAR and more, powered by Sivers’ advanced lasers,” notes Sivers Semiconductors’ CEO Anders Storm.
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