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A science nerd but not a CEO. Share price does not matter(what CEO says that garbage). Belgians ask tough questions and they got zero answers in return. They have suffered heavy losses in Niocorp and this bozo did not help their state of mind with another mindless slide slow.
Why won’t you send him a list? There are good questions.
Pretty sure NLM mentioned 2026 and not 2027 for them to be ready for sampling with transceiver makers.
That’s NLM, not LWLG.
Need to hear it from the horses mouth if they are already answerable or not.
I’ll leave it up to the shareholders to pick and choose what to send ML.
Someone needs to ask about 2027 and NLM’s comments as well. Let’s hear how ML spins it.
Good luck.
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Some good questions. Some ehhh or already answerable.
A few of mine are similar. Mine are mostly focused on the production standpoint.
Send these to Lebby.
I finished watching the Safecapital presentation and overall it was quite good. Michael Lebby appeared confident and relaxed and gave us information that shows things are accelerating.
Here are some points I would highlight. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The Good: I really liked his stating that LWLG's job is to displace and disrupt the incumbent semiconductors that run optical transceivers. That was a bold statement suggesting his confidence in polymers becoming ubiquitous.
He clearly stated the interest in polymer based modulators has grown quite large after the recent presentations and demonstrations at conferences to the point of the company "being dragged along" by many large companies wanting to get things going as soon as possible. He is talking several Tier-1 companies showing strong interest and what sounds like a vetting process that is required by different segments of a large Tier-1 operation before a final commitment on using the technology.
He talked about the belief that LWLG could provide upgrades when needed to 400G and even 800G modulators (which no one else can say) offering the certainty large companies want in moving to a brand new technology.
He basically laid out how LWLG modulators meet all the requirements the big corporations are looking for.
The Bad: He still could not offer any information on upcoming contracts other than the intensity both sides are working toward that goal. Shareholders have to remain patient, trust the process and keep in mind Lightwave's polymers are the best option for the market. He referred to the foundry partner available to manufacture 200G modulators in the singular so one might conclude some of the other foundries are not as far along. If that is so there still would be time enough for others to catch up as 2025 is still the large expected ramp. We still are faced with uncertainties based on stealth and NDAs. No update on the progress of the 4X 200G single chip modulator array which might be the desired package.
The Ugly: This refers to the competition which are all struggling to keep up with what LWLG has accomplished. According to Dr. Lebby incumbent technologies, Indium Phosphide, LiNiobate and silicon are "struggling" and can increase speed but at the expense of using even more power and becoming less reliable, both unacceptable options. Emerging technologies have serious limitations, TFLN is anywhere from 10-100X bigger and can't match the specs offered by Lightwave EOPs. Barium Titanate is an even bigger mess as it is very difficult to add to silicon and yields are low.
There has been a lot of money spent on trying to advance these alternative technologies but they seem to be too far behind LWLG polymers. Lightwave's progress and their failures seems to be why there are many companies coming to LWLG to partner as time is running out on placing bets on the best transceiver technology which is sorely needed for the the necessary upgrades for the data explosion that has already started. The company appears positioned for success so it is just a matter of time.
ML has his cheat sheet now. Can't wait to hear the responses.
#scam
Finally, let's hammer this nail.
Transceiver Integration
Can you provide an update on the progress made in integrating your polymer modulators into pluggable optical transceiver modules or engines? What specific form factors (QSFP-DD, OSFP, etc.) are you targeting initially?
How are you approaching the packaging and assembly process for incorporating multiple polymer modulator channels into a single transceiver package to enable 800G, 1.6T or higher data rates?
What unique challenges arise in the packaging and thermal management when using polymer modulators compared to traditional silicon photonics-based transceivers?
Partnerships
Have you established partnerships or joint development agreements with any transceiver module manufacturers or system OEMs to co-develop and validate transceiver products using your polymer technology?
Beyond just the modulator devices, what other critical packaging components or processes do you need to secure supply chain partners for to enable high-volume transceiver manufacturing?
Testing and Reliability
Can you share any details on the testing and validation processes your packaged polymer modulator transceivers have undergone to meet industry standards and requirements for reliability, thermal performance, and optical signal integrity?
How are you addressing potential concerns around the long-term reliability and lifetime of the polymer materials when integrated into transceiver packages for harsh data center environments?
This should be good...
#scam
No.
I’m providing general market information.
We’ll find out next week whether or not LWLG is still aiming for a completed transceiver in 2024 or if they pushed it into 2025.
Now let's do Tier 1's. Here are some starters.
You mentioned having discussions with tier 1 multinational corporations about licensing agreements for your electro-optic polymer technology. Can you provide more details on which specific tier 1 companies you are engaged with and at what stage these discussions are?
What is the typical evaluation and decision process for tier 1 companies when considering adopting a new technology like your polymer modulators? How long does this process usually take from initial engagement to potential partnership?
Tier 1 companies often have stringent qualification and reliability requirements. Can you share any details on the testing and validation your polymer modulators have undergone to meet tier 1 standards for high-volume manufacturing and deployment?
You might want to bring a portable dance floor. I suggest Marley flooring for the best acoustics.
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Here are some questions for the Vaporwave annual shareholder meeting regarding production at scale on 200mm wafers:
Can you provide an update on the progress made with foundry partners in demonstrating the manufacturability and scalability of your polymer modulators on 200mm wafers? What specific milestones have been achieved so far?
What are the key technical challenges involved in transitioning from small-scale prototyping to high-volume manufacturing of polymer modulators on 200mm wafers, and how is the company addressing these challenges?
Have you established partnerships or agreements with any foundries specifically for 200mm wafer production? If so, can you share details on the production capacity and timelines for ramping up to commercial volumes?
How does the company's approach to wafer-scale poling and packaging using techniques like Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) enable cost-effective manufacturing on 200mm wafers?
Can you elaborate on the reliability testing and data being generated for polymer modulators manufactured using foundry processes on 200mm wafers to meet the requirements of end-users in the data communications industry?
What are the capital expenditure requirements and plans for setting up high-volume manufacturing capabilities for polymer modulators on 200mm wafers, either in-house or through foundry partners?
The above focused questions on wafer-scale production, manufacturing partnerships, technical challenges, reliability data, and capital requirements, bagholders might gain insights into Vaporwave's readiness for commercial-scale manufacturing of their polymer modulators on industry-standard 200mm wafers.
Someone get the tap shoes ready...
#scam
KCCO. and now you're looking toward 2025.
evidently you've convinced yourself that no developments will take place in the meantime that could push lwlg totally
out of the commercial frame--as they have been for two decades.
in any event, your timeline indicates lwlg is dead money for the foreseeable future. actually it is a short's dream,
as it has been since the short-lived big spike fueled by admission to nasdaq and misinterpretation of lebby's carrot dangling.
look, I hope everybody here does well investing. but as an investor, is lwlg where you want to park your
money? honestly...
Mmmhmmm suuuure...
Questions for the ASM:
How many commercial foundries on earth have the tooling in place to produce 200 mm wafers at scale with Vaporwave's technology in a timely manner?
How many 200 mm wafers has Vaporwave produced to date?
What are the yields on 200 mm wafers?
How long would it take to produce 10,000 modulators utilizing 200 mm wafers and package them in transceivers today?
#scam
Jefferies Blocks Short Sells in GameStop, AMC, MicroVision... And LWLG will be added to this list very soon!!!!!
SHORTS ARE SCREWED, COVER NOW!!!
Bloomberg) -- Jefferies told clients Wednesday its prime brokerage arm will no longer allow the execution of short sells in GameStop Corp., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and MicroVision Inc., according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News.
“Until further notice, Jefferies Prime Brokerage will no longer offer custody on naked options in GME, AMC and MVIS,” the memo noted. The firm will no longer allow the execution of short sells of those securities, the memo continued, noting that other stocks may be added to that list.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/jefferies-blocks-short-sells-in-gamestop-amc-microvision-1.1612346
“TED IS DEAD!!! PUMPKIN PIE FOR ALL LONGS TO ENJOY!!!! “
lol - gotta say, that was funny.
That is not misleading. It is ready in terms of industry required specifications and a highly scalable foundry platform.
This is a very misleading statement KCCO and I think you know this.
EOP is finally ready according to the latest news on the 200G/1V modulators being produced at scale on 200mm wafers.
A one off test run is not production scale.
#scam
He did dance around that December miss and share price question. Only CEO that doesn't follow the stock price of his company. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not dead money just in a coma this past year.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If we have learned anything over the years LWLG has never been on schedule. They always miss timelines. Fingers crossed but expecting the same delays as usual with all the excuses.
Oh Oh... Shorts trouble on the way, real soon!!!
Effective immediately, Jeffries bans short selling on Gamestop, AMC and Microvision... more equities can be added soon...
https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=ab6d9484c3d0527aJmltdHM9MTcxNTY0NDgwMCZpZ3VpZD0xOWMzMmY3ZS03NTVkLTY5YTItMmM3My0yMmMzNzRkNTY4M2QmaW5zaWQ9NTIwNw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=19c32f7e-755d-69a2-2c73-22c374d5683d&psq=jeffries+block+short+sales&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYm5uYmxvb21iZXJnLmNhL2plZmZlcmllcy1ibG9ja3Mtc2hvcnQtc2VsbHMtaW4tZ2FtZXN0b3AtYW1jLW1pY3JvdmlzaW9uLTEuMTYxMjM0Ng&ntb=1
Russian Roulette if you ask me to bet against LWLG in this environment!!!
GLTAL
AR.
Especially, ML, when it comes to timing.
Plenty of time for LWLG and it’s Tier 1 partners to get these modulators designed into transceivers.
The first volume 800G shipments are only scheduled to start in the second half of 2024 using InP modulators. This is according to Lumentums recent earnings call. They are a major supplier of InP modulators.
The market takes off in 2025 and grows for a decade. Tens of millions of units projected annually at maturity.
TFLN is not ready yet.
EOP is finally ready according to the latest news on the 200G/1V modulators being produced at scale on 200mm wafers. Yes, there’s work to do between now and a complete transceiver. It is progressing naturally, but slower than we all want.
200G per lane can only be served by a few categories of technology. LWLG dominates an entire category which also happens to be the best performing. The other categories have many players going after the pie.
LWLG will spread its seed with multiple foundries doing the manufacturing and multiple Tier 1’s using the technology.
It’s so simple and yet so many here have no clue.
Dead money , that’s all I know for sure !!!
nrdc, Ted. we saw what you both saw. lebby is like a trained witness at a trial. his evasions are clear, the difference
is there is no prosecutor to follow up in a forceful manner.
no sense in thinking anybody here will see the obvious. investors/the market does, but there's really nothing that would alter
the perspective some here maintain short of confessional meltdown or lebby quitting--neither of which is at all likely, at least
not in the near or intermediate term.
MZ Group.
That’s it.
Lebby doesn’t actually want to do those stupid Benzinga interviews but he has to according to the contract with MZ.
Same with that Puerto Rican investment conference.
Why do a benzinga interview when in Gent he said the SP doesn´t interest him? Also, if the big tier 1´s are standing in line to get the tech on their hands why waste time on such interview?? Always been a believer in ML but after ASM ´21 and after been spitted out by the "godfathers" recently, for asking questions, it´s hard not to get suspicious!
oh how the deceivers work to deceive!!! nothing could be further from the TRUTH punkipoo and you know it!!!!
Lebby has told investors that the INTEGRATION of the modulators is very simple, Lebby called it "EASE OF INTEGRATION"!!!
First, listen to what Lebby said at Wainright here,
in fact, we are enabling network equipment upgrades without changing the network. You don't have to change the fiber, you don't have to change the equipment. You just put our technology, which is like putting a V8 into a four-cylinder car, and you put it into those little boxes. I don't know if there's a point that works here. And those boxes all fit into the network switches and routers, and that upgrades the equipment without changing the equipment, which is really powerful.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=172839745
KCC posted this on Reddit
Weekend Hangout - Friday, April 19, 2024 by s2upid in LWLG
[–]KCCO7913 2 points 23 minutes ago
What I’m hearing from people that attended yesterdays meeting is that the transceiver partner is a giant company that is dedicating a lot of their own resources to LWLG’s development. It’s just a matter of time before the relationship is made public.
Herwig posted this on IHUB
ML indicated that he does not want to work with many small deals that can be quickly closed.
He immediately wants to go for the really big boys, but with those big boys such implementation takes much longer because the contracts are more complex.
In any case, it was clear that LWLG is sitting at the table with heavyweights.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174272533
Herwig also posted this slide showing all the massive Tier 1 interest
https://investorshub.advfn.com/uimage/uploads/2024/4/19/dm[bdIMG_5213.JPG
and Spekkie posted this on IHUB
He just finished. Important take away we are working with multiple tier ones, tripled since a few weeks after OFC , wow we are golden. He showed a slide of the “ eyes” will be on the site as well. This was a real promising speech! Reliability is NOT an issue! Look at the eyes!
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174270982
Lebby already told investors who the Customers would be!! here
with Cisco, Intel, Google, Ciena as LWLG Customers I wouldn't want to be stuck holding the Old Maid "Short" card when Lebby drops additional Licensing and Tech Transfer Agreements in 2024!!
there are 22 Million++ Shorts holding that Old Maid card currently!!
TWST: Do you see your ideal customers like Cisco or whoever makes these particular modulation devices? Are they the ones who are going to buy?
Dr. Lebby: Yes, they will — a lot of these larger companies. The Ciscos of this world as well as the Intels and the Cienas, these types of players, Googles and others. A lot of these folks are actually vertically integrated. So they actually do a lot of the things themselves. And some of the parts they send out to foundries or to contract manufacturers.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LWLG/comments/15twmqr/interview_with_dr_lebby_august_17_2023/
Folks, these are pretty bold statements by Lebby, and Lebby is one of the top Luminaries of the photonics Industry, personally I would NOT want to bet against him!!!
Short Playbook has run out of pages, every Short argument has FAILED miserably, from calling LWLG vaporware to saying it can never be done, it's failed science experiment, it can't be poled, then well except maybe one at a time, then well they'll never be able scale it in a small Foundry, then they'll never be able scale it in a BIG Foundry
ALL THESE ARGUMENTS WERE PURE BULLSHIT!!! And Shorts hired paid bashers galore!!!
But now Lebby commands the driver seat and he's working the largest companies on God's green earth!!! What caused the shift to ONLY pursuing the giant companies? investors already learned the answer to that from the LD Micro interview of what transpired in the first couple months of 2024, that being success at several large Foundries on 200mm Wafers perfect for MASS COMMERCIALIZATION of the Google, Cisco, Ciena etc companies, here
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174203972
If the modulators can’t be packaged in the transceivers reliably at scale then what are they selling?
NOTHING!
Fish in a barrel…
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Wouldn't it be nice if the Benzinga guy asked him "With all that you have to offer, has anybody tried to buy you?"
As he should. He has a guaranteed paycheck from you dupe retailers.
Great question and silly nervous responses doesn’t look good.
How confident will he be on the stand when the shareholder lawsuits begin?
#scam
Answers were evasive. "no obstacles" doesn't jive with "no transceiver demo" - if there is no demo then that means there IS an obstacle of some kind. No transceiver company is willing/able to create a demo - Proto doesn't understand this. KCC has 3 more months before he starts to worry about that - last year he said if there is no transceiver demo by August he will start to worry.
No long has a good answer for THIS, which is very telling:
Thank you godfather.
Exactly how I saw it. Great questions and Lebby looked confident and believable...but wheels fell off Wen the guy asked him about December deals! I believe liightwave is making progress and going the right direction... I don't believe lebby jiggly hands timelines. He's blatantly lied to shareholders for last two years with timelines and is still doing it now. He says they are being dragged along and tier ones are in negotiations.... But sees it necessary to do a benzinga interview yesterday? Salesman tactics for sure. Begging it
More high frequency, low volume manipulation to the upside. Scammers gonna scam.
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UPDATED!!! ASM Slide 38 "Multi-Level & Cross Functional Engagements"
most people do NOT understand how deeply embedded Lebby is throughout the entire Photonics Industry Food Chain, what this slide is telling investors that when the "Big Silicon Foundries" LWLG is working with (see SNN interview) there is PULL from the End Users which are the Amazon, Google, etc of the world, and the Packaging partners are likely the large Tier 1 Networkers, so when don't be surprised when the market halts news pending and there are SEVERAL large players involved including Foundries & Tier 1 Networkers
Here are some of the "Big Silicon Foundries" that produce on 200mm wafers:
(the bolded Foundries are the most likely as they have been linked to LWLG already)
GlobalFoundries
Hua Hong Semiconductor
Samsung
SK Hynix
SkyWater Technology
SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation)
Tower Semiconductor
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation)
Vanguard International Semiconductor
X-Fab
Just to repeat myself, really impressed by the questions. Lebby will be relieved to be back at the ASM, where he can field softball questions from his sycophantic fan base.
Wish I got that. He, to me, after taking hundreds of depositions over my 35 year career, seemed supremely evasive. “Confidence” was not on display. What was, was a nervous man knowing that he was unable to answer with clarity the many excellent questions from the Ghent group. I think it was easy to see that the majority of ML’s answers were unsatisfactory to the assembled investors.
Yes! This is a highly reliable sign of imminent commercialization. Did he appear excited at all?
#spiritguide
Absolutely Fish. And Dr. Lebby looked very relaxed and confident. Like he was "In the Zone!"
Really impressed with the questions. Wholly unimpressed with the answers. Examples: on the one hand, Lebby claims that there is substantial interest from many companies, which allows them to pick and choose the one, two, or three biggest to work with. Twenty seconds later he says that it’s our business model to work with everyone. What?
He then is asked about the two deals that haven’t materialized since first announced in December, and it was suggested that maybe the company should rethink its communications strategy. Lebby, instead of acknowledging this colossal f-up, doubled down and claimed that the letter was just fine.
Poor answer on share price tanking - “I don’t watch the share price.” (Unless, of course, I use it to justify big bonuses.)
Really could go on and on, but what’s the point. Really shocked that anyone could find Lebby’s answers inspiring. Just a lot of fancy words and vague suggestions with absolutely nothing concrete.
Oh really? So that means you shorted Lightwave yesterday, as well as AMC and GME?
I only got thru 1/2 of the video so far, but DAMN ML seems so freaking confident.
Spekkie said, When I asked whether the products were ready and if any issues were outstanding, he clearly said that everything was ready (stability, scaling etc) and the time line was fully intact and there were no changes to that. Tier 1’s are very interested and the number of them significantly increased after OFC demo’s.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174302051
Exactly!! meanwhile Longs are being throttled here, I can't post much while Shorts and FAKE Longs mudsling at me and other Longs here NONSTOP!!!
Fact is LWLG has multiple products already, they have multiple versions of it's Perk Polymer, the latest being Perk 6, now available for Licensing, in addition they have a 200Gb modulator that is now capable of being produced at several large Foundries on 200mm Wafers including the Poling being performed at Wafer scale something Shorts said was impossible, Lebby has told investors that Customers could use these modulators in quantities of 4 per Transceiver device to produce an 800Gbs Transceiver currently, but the preference of the large Transceiver companies (Cisco etc) would be to use the single chip modulator array (4x200) which is still under construction but Lebby announced publicly at PECC that it would be ready sometime in 2024, but the individual modulators would be used in Sampling now while the single chip modulator array (4x200) would be used in mass commercialization, Lebby is still on track with his Timeline of Customer Acceptance and Ramp in 2024 and has not backed down on his SAM/SOM guidance, Shorts are the LYING SCAMMERS period!!
Remember that it is because of the following two main reasons that Tier 1 interest has skyrocketed in recent months
1) the early 2024 "Big Milestone" achieved of success in Mass Production of LWLG modulators on large Foundries 200mm Wafers
2) the INCREDIBLE reliability/stability data collected/presented at ECOC 2023 and then even more so at OFC in March 2024
Investors have learned INCREDIBLE Developments in 2024 so far!!! here is a summary of things investors have learned form OFC in March 2024, and Lebby's LD Micro Interview in April, as well as Lebby's Belgium visit/presentations in April
1) Lebby has LWLG modulators being implemented at SEVERAL large Foundries on 200mm Wafers now beginning in early 2024!! Lebby declared it a "BIG MILESTONE"!!!
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174278606
2) Lebby has achieved Volume Scale Poling on 200mm Wafers!!! (successfully able to Pole Thousands of Devices at a time!!)
3) Lebby's LWLG team of seven completed demonstrations at OFC to over 20 potential Customers!! NDA's now estimated at 40 companies
4) the response to the OFC demos has been so overwhelming that Lebby claims the Tier 1's "being PULLED along" has become more like "being dragged along" (a good problem to have!!!)
Spekkie posted this
, Important take away we are working with multiple tier ones, tripled since a few weeks after OFC , wow we are golden
5) The Customer Funnel slide is updated and now showing greater than 20 Prospects and greater than 10 Leads, where in the ASM presentation it was only greater than 12 Prospects and 5 Leads, so about DOUBLED since the ASM!!!!
6) at OFC Google had a shout out to (LWLG) EOP on their slide for hetero integration.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174276893
7) KCC reported "the transceiver partner is a giant company that is dedicating a lot of their own resources to LWLG’s development."
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174279401
8) Lebby also showcased that LWLG's Perk 6 is NOW ready and available for Licensing !!!
9) Lebby reported that 3rd party ETH Zurich set world record performance with LWLG Polymers running at 400Gbs per lane enabling 4 lane 1600gbs!!! This ensures LWLG ALREADY capable to meet the future Roadmap
10) The response from the Tier 1's is so overwhelming such that Lebby is 100% focused on SEVERAL Tier 1's who are battling it out for Lebby/LWLG's time and attention to bring 4x200 powered Transceivers to market ASAP!!
Folks this is a Cinderella story 40 years in the making!!!
For OVER 40 YEARS the Industry has tried UNSUCCESSFULLY!!
IBM, Intel, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, DuPont, AT&T Bell Labs, Honeywell, Motorola, GE, HP, 3M, and others in addition to numerous Universities and U.S. Government Agencies, DARPA, DOD, etc have all attempted to produce high-performance, high-stability electro-optic polymers
The Industry combined has spent literally in the Billions R&D $$ UNSUCCESSFULLY trying to do what LWLG has done!
LWLG's technology has been successfully developed in much less time than what the Industry spent, and at a cost less than 5% of what the Industry spent screwing around with unstable fragile molecules for 40 years!
RIDDLE ME THIS >> WHY WOULD THE INDUSTRY SPEND BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF $$ ON SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T DESPERATELY WANT???????
Nothing meaningful happening here until 2027 at the earliest. That’s if the tech is even viable at that point.
DILUTION
DILUTION
DILUTION
Odds are it will round trip back to penny land and there will be a reverse split.
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Haven't heard Lebby mention ramp up in sometime ?? The year is almost half gone.
You can watch it on the YouTube channel ‘SafeCapital’.
Walter where can i find the please ?
Groeten Filip
Where is the video ?
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The need for Lightwave Logic’s proprietary electro-optic polymers is more evident than at any prior point in history, with internet infrastructure coming under increasing strain due to increased online activity. For example, during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, leading platforms such as YouTube prevented high-definition (HD) streaming in Europe due to data throughput issues in existing internet infrastructure.
The Company’s current focus is on the datacom and telecommunications hardware supply chain for the 100 Gbps and 400 Gbps fiber optics communications market, seeking to integrate its proprietary materials into the devices that comprise key components in today’s internet infrastructure. Lightwave Logic’s unique value proposition, including ease of manufacture relative to traditional solutions, has driven several tier-1 and tier-2 potential strategic partners in the data and telecommunications markets to enter into non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with Lightwave Logic to evaluate its technology for use in their devices, validating the demand for the Company’s solution in the marketplace. The Company expects to introduce its technology into the commercial marketplace in the near future.
Lightwave Logic is a wholly U.S.-based company with in-house materials synthesis, device/package design, wafer fabrication and testing capabilities at its Englewood, Colorado headquarters.
Having the modulator and integrated circuit development in-house has informed the materials development direction and vice versa. This vertically integrated business model enables a superior platform by aligning the design for manufacturability from materials to complex circuits with the following benefits:
Materials are called electro-optic when they enable interactions between applied electric fields and light passing through them. Notably, they change the refractive index seen by the light with minimum loss. The result is an instantaneous and accurate conversion of an electrical signal to an optical signal. Optical signals are better for transmission over distance: an increasingly useful feature as digital signal speeds are now reaching the GHz and THz ranges and the corresponding electrical transmission distances are shrinking to meters and centimeters.
EO polymers are intrinsically superior in speed and sensitivity to electric field to traditional electro-optic materials such as Lithium Niobate, Indium Phosphide and Silicon. They are engineered materials, made by embedding a variety of specially designed electro-optic chromophore molecules into a wide range of standard host polymers.
Chromophores are complex, large molecules, on a scale akin to drug molecules. They are hyperpolarizable, meaning their electron clouds are easily pulled into a different shape by the applied electric field, changing their optical properties such as index of refraction.
The material is poled to become electro-optic by applying a strong electric field along with heat. The hot material is relatively soft, allowing the chromophore molecules suspended in the host polymer to align in the same direction (poling). Cooling the poled material after the molecules are in place traps them in their active state even after the poling field is removed.
Although the electrons in the material respond to any applied electric field, they remain tightly bound to the molecule. The response to an applied signal is almost instantaneous response and recovery– like that of a tight spring– unlike materials that involve much slower macroscopic movement of free electrons.
Another key difference from traditional crystalline materials is the performance of EO polymers continues to improve as chemists explore the almost unlimited design space. Combinations of chromophores and host polymers can be tailored for specific applications.
In addition to innovating the EO polymer materials, Lightwave Logic takes its technology platform to the next level by developing ancillary materials and processes. These elements are brought together and demonstrated in advanced high-speed optical modulators.
The polymer is spun onto silicon wafers and standard microfabrication techniques are used to deposit and pattern metal electrodes and optical waveguides.
One well-known optical modulator device is the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The light output is changed by changing the relative phase between the two arms. One common trick to double the effect for the same available drive voltage is to drive the two arms in opposite directions (push-pull mode). Polymers have an interesting advantage over most other electro-optic materials which are crystalline. The direction of polymer’s electro-optic activity is entirely determined by the direction of the applied poling field. By poling the two arms of the Mach-Zehnder in opposite directions, the resulting device automatically has push-pull operation with a single applied signal.
Once the modulator chip is made, it is packaged for mechanical protection and also to ensure signal quality for electrical and optical connections.
Below is a polymer optical modulator with >60 GHz bandwidth packaged with high-speed electrical connectors and optical pigtails.
Inspired by the remarkable record of integrated microelectronics, the opto-electronics industry has great interest in developing photonic integrated circuits (PICS). Photonics refers to devices that manipulate photons—that is, light—rather than electrons.
Even the best individual devices can be made more functional by integrating many together. Integration has many benefits, the most notable being dramatic improvements in size and cost. Yet, photonic integration has only recently come into the spotlight. The primary applications for photonics used to require stand-alone, high performance components such as used for long-haul telecom.
Now, photonic integration has suddenly come into the spotlight as electronic interconnects struggle to keep up with speed increases of electronic chips. Photonics is being looked at to replace electronics in already highly integrated applications such as chip interconnect. Co-packaging of electronics integrated circuits (ICs) with photonic interconnect, considered unlikely a few years ago, is now viewed by many as inevitable. However, this requirement poses new challenges that are acknowledged as difficult and that new technologies will be required to meet them.
P2IC™ (Polymer Photonic Integrated Circuits) are ideally positioned to be one of these new technologies. Lightwave Logic’s devices are made using conventional wafer-scale processing such as used for microelectronics and therefore similarly capable of being integrated. In addition, the polymer microfabrication processes are compatible with other materials platforms such as Silicon Photonics and Indium Phosphide which are now starting to become more integrated. In particular, the Silicon Photonics ecosystem has recently accepted that its roadmap will include adding more and more materials, each for their specific benefits. EO polymers’ speed and voltage advantages are attractive additions to this ecosystem.
A fiber link sends data from a transmitter to a receiver through an optical fiber cable. Lightwave Logic’s technology can be used to make a data modulator, a central function of the transmitter.
Datacenters and high-performance computing (HPC) are two market segments that demand the very highest speed optical fiber communications. The datacenter fiber communications segment includes applications ranging from connections inside hyperscale datacenters to fiber links between datacenter campuses.
Optical fiber communication is the infrastructure that supports internet content through its entire lifecycle, between businesses, consumers and datacenters. Behind the scenes, massive amounts of data move between computer processors inside datacenters (or inside supercomputers) as content is generated. In addition to these intra-datacenter links, there are also significant datacenter interconnection links between big datacenters to provide flexible capacity and resilience – all of these represent significant addressable market segments for Lightwave Logic’s technology.
Modulator performance limits the speed of the transmitter, which in turn limits the data-carrying capacity of the entire fiber link. EO polymers have superior speed and sharply reduce the electrical power needed to operate the modulators.
Lightwave Logic estimates that in 2019, the total market for opto-electronic components used in the fiber optics market reached a value of ~$26 billion and is forecasted to grow to approximately $80 billion by 2030.
Above: Market forecasts for photonic (electro-optic) components and transceivers used in optical fiber communications. (Source: Oculi LLC)
The growth in the optical fiber communications market is driven by many factors, primarily:
The historic trend has been a migration from text to graphics, followed by still graphics to increasingly high-definition video. On the accessibility front, the introduction of 5G will enable low-cost mobile internet connections at the same, or higher speeds, as today’s home broadband. This trend continues today as users demand more data at all times.
Recently, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in reliance on video-conferencing services, often replacing in-person meetings. As video conferencing becomes more commonly used, users will continue to demand faster response times to enable no-lag, real-time communications in full HD.
The benefits of EO polymers, such as low power usage, high speed, increased throughput and lower cost make them ideally suited for markets outside of communications as well, including in consumer, media, augmented reality/virtual reality, medical and industrial applications.
Developing, protecting and commercializing intellectual property is central to Lightwave Logic’s identity as a technology company. Lightwave Logic has over 50 U.S. and international patents and applications that are issued or pending.
These patents provide freedom of manufacture for the company’s electro-optic (EO) polymer materials systems and its optical device technology.
Lightwave Logic’s patent portfolio covers the following areas:
The company continuously seeks to innovate new electro-optic chromophores, designing molecular architectures to meet application needs such as high electro-optic activity and stability. We also design ancillary materials that are useful in conjunction with the EO polymers themselves. Example patents within the materials category include:
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US Patent 7,902,322 | Nonlinear optical chromophores with stabilizing substituent and electro-optic devices |
US Patent 9,535,215 | Fluorinated Sol-Gel Low Refractive Index Hybrid Optical Cladding and Electro-Optic Devices Made Therefrom |
As the company demonstrates its materials in devices, such as modulators, it has engineered ways to enhance device performance by means of device design and optimized control. Example patents within the optical device category include:
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US Patent 10,520,673 | Protection layers for polymer modulators/waveguides |
US Patent 7,738,745 | Method of Biasing and Operating Electr-Optic Polymer Optical Modulators |
Materials innovations are followed by methods in which the Company or its partners can best work with the materials in the fabrication process. Example patents within the fabrication category include:
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US Patent Application 20190353843 | Fabrication process of polymer based photonic apparatus and the apparatus |
US Patent 10,591,755 | Direct-drive polymer modulator methods of fabricating and materials therefor |
Polymers can be used to add functionality to existing semiconductor devices, inclusive of making photonic integrated circuits (ICs). Areas of active innovation include how to get light from one material system into another with minimal losses. Example patents within the semiconductor integration category include:
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US Patent 10,527,786 | Polymer modulator and laser integrated on a common platform and method |
US Patent 10,511,146 | Guide transition device with digital grating deflectors and method |
Challenges for high-speed optical packaging includes maintaining the quality of radio-frequency electrical signals and hermetic/environmental sealing of devices for durability (while still allowing light to go through). Example patents within the packaging category include:
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US Patent 10,574,025 | Hermetic capsule and method for a monolithic photonic integrated circuit |
US Patent 10,162,111 | Multi-fiber/port hermetic capsule sealed by metallization and method |
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