Friday
Oct192018
Pilot Photonics makes a one terabit coherent comb source
Friday, October 19, 2018 at 7:42AM Pilot Photonics has produced a four-wavelength laser chip for one-terabit coherent transmissions.
It is one of several applications the Irish start-up is pursuing using its optical comb source that produces multiple tunable outputs, the equivalent of a laser array.
The company is using its laser technology and photonic integration expertise to address Next Generation Passive Optical Network 2 (NG-PON2), coherent long-haul transmission, and non-telecom applications such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and sensing.
Frank Smyth (right)
“We have a number of chips reaching maturity and we are transitioning from an R&D-focussed company to early commercial activity,” says Frank Smyth, CEO of Pilot Photonics.
