Lightwave Logic Inc (LWLG)

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Scaling volume of electro-optic polymers
Electro-optic polymers can be manufactured in large silicon foundries. These are fabrication plants that focus on silicon semiconductors, and have traditionally set up their process design kits (PDKs) for ICs. Over the past few years, many silicon foundries have been looking at increasing their wafer throughput by servicing silicon photonics solutions. It is these foundries that are the catalyst for volume scale when electro-optic polymers are added to silicon photonics.

To have electro-optic polymer modulators ubiquitous across the industry, key milestones are being achieved at record pace: advanced and mature electro-optic polymers, simple and standard fabrication in large scale volume, and packaged optical modulator devices as part of a high-performance ‘vehicle’ for network components such as pluggable optical transceivers. The electro-optic polymer industry for fiber communications is growing quickly. With the correct positioning for scale, volume, and performance, electro-optic polymers are well poised to enable network architects, designers, and planners to scale the Internet and optical network to be much more competitive soon.

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/the-potential-of-electro-optic-polymers-in-communications/