ECOC 2023 MARKET FOCUS
GLIMPSE THE FUTURE! ECOC 2023 MARKET FOCUS
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One of the biggest attractions at the ECOC Expo every year is inevitably the Market Focus. Now in its seventeenth successful year, the ECOC Market Focus has grown to become one of the focal points of the show and a popular platform to gain industry knowledge and insight into the latest technologies available. Market Focus showcases the very latest news and developments from leading organisations within the fibre optics community. A full list of Market Focus presentations and scheduled times is available on the exhibition website and in the show guide.
SELECTED MARKET FOCUS HIGHLIGHTS
Empowering the Future: Advancements in Programmable Photonics with iPronics’ SmartLight Technology IPRONICS PROGRAMMABLE PHOTONICS S.L: Ana González Director of Strategic Partnerships. iPronics pioneers a groundbreaking multipurpose photonic processor, revolutionising the application development landscape in the field of silicon photonics. Utilising a unique hexagonal configuration of 2×2 Mach- Zehnder Interferometers (MZIs), our technology enables the generation of diverse photonic functions, including interconnects, switches, filters, and matrix multiplications. Linear-drive Pluggable Optics for Power-Efficient AI/ML Optical Interconnects Arista Networks: Hacene Chaouch, Distinguished Engineer. Linear-drive pluggable optics (LPO) have recently emerged as a promising alternative to meeting the pressing power and cost efficiency needs of AI/ ML connectivity. In this presentation, we will review the latest LPO performance
will also show how the performance of EO polymer modulators can extend to not only 400 and 800Gbps transceivers, but also 1600, 3200 and beyond using the natural bandwidth characteristics of Perkinamine® chromophore organic material. Terrestrial Core Networks: Future Needs For Cable Density and High Fibre Count Cables Corning: Lidia Galdino This presentation will describe the high-density fibre and cable solutions required to meet future network needs. Over the last several years, core network traffic has seen a compound annual growth rate of approximately 30%. Historically, the increase in required network capacity was accommodated by increasing spectral efficiency (enabled by innovations in coherent transponder technology) and deploying more fibre. We now have evidence that per-fibre capacity is approaching the so-called Shannon limit, leaving little room for further capacity improvements over a single fibre pair.
and discuss the technology opportunities and challenges.
The Future of Pluggable Modules at 1.6 Tbps Cisco Systems: Mark Nowell, Cisco Fellow, QSFP-DD MSA co-chair, OSFP MSA co-chair This presentation will focus on the advances being brought to make these 1.6 Tbps pluggables possible. With the advent of 400G, pluggable optical modules pushed to performance levels and capabilities never seen before on such devices. The challenge to integrate all reaches from copper cables to coherent optics into a common form factor and meet the high-speed signal integrity and thermal requirements was met. Commercialising Reliable Hybrid Electro-Optic Polymer Modulators Lightwave Logic Inc: Michael Lebby, CEO The talk will discuss the latest results with commercial grade electro-optic polymer materials that are being licensed for device applications for datacom at 1310 and 1550nm. The talk
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