Breakthrough Peer-Reviewed Paper Results
Presented at Prestigious 2022 European Conference on Optical
Communications (ECOC)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and
RUSCHLIKON, Switzerland,
Sept. 22,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightwave Logic, Inc.
(NASDAQ: LWLG) and Polariton Technologies today announced the
achievement of a world-record demonstration of a 250GHz super high
bandwidth electro-optical-electrical (EOE) link through a
collaboration with ETH Zurich. The link was demonstrated by ETH
Zurich and uses Polariton's high-speed plasmonic modulators
containing Lightwave's proprietary PerkanamineTM
chromophores and ETH Zurich's high-speed graphene
photodetectors.
The groundbreaking results were presented by Stephan Koepfli as part of a peer-reviewed
post-deadline paper presented at the prestigious 2022 European
Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) in Basel, Switzerland on September 22, 2022. The post-deadline paper is
titled ">500 GHz Bandwidth Graphene Photodetector Enabling
Highest-Capacity Plasmonic-to-Plasmonic Links".
The link contained a plasmonic modulator using electro-optic
polymer material as well as a novel metamaterial enhanced graphene
photodetector featuring a 200 nm spectral window and a
setup-limited1 bandwidth of 500 GHz. The EOE link
achieved a world record and unprecedented 250 GHz 3dB
bandwidth2.
Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief
Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic, said: "Next generation
ultra-high-capacity interconnects require compact, ultra-fast
modulators on the transmission end and ultra-fast photodetectors on
the receiving end – this incredible result demonstrates that our
electro-optic polymers will be instrumental not only for
next-generation high-capacity interconnects, but for the more
advanced and faster links that will be required for succeeding
generations. This is an optical link that utilizes devices with
extremely high bandwidths, and the plasmonic demonstration shows
that hybrid technologies such as electro-optic polymers and
graphene together form an important technology platform for volume
scalability using large silicon foundries for mass
commercialization. Through our collaboration with Polariton, we
have utilized our polymers for a world-record performance for a
plasmonic optical link.
"The plasmonic-to-plasmonic optical link opens flexible
integration possibilities that we have only imagined before. This
shows that plasmonic devices now complete an ultra-high frequency
toolbox for a variety of applications in fiber communications –
something we need to add to our technology roadmaps going forward,"
concluded Lebby.
Dr. Wolfgang Heni, Co-CTO at
Polariton, added: "Polariton is dedicated to providing
best-in-class devices with the highest-performance. Our goal is to
make optical communications faster, the technology more scalable
and with it, components and infrastructure more energy efficient.
ETH Zurich's recent demonstration of a plasmonic link using both
electro-optic polymers and graphene as active materials provides a
peek into the future of super high-capacity optical networking.
This showcases the opportunities of integrating advanced materials
with established photonic platforms such as silicon photonics."
1: 'Set-up limited' indicates that the measurement was limited
by the testing equipment
2: University of Kiel, Germany
supported the digital signal processor (DSP), and ETHZ supported
the photodetector
About Lightwave Logic, Inc.
Lightwave Logic, Inc.
(NASDAQ: LWLG) is developing a platform leveraging its proprietary
engineered electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher
speeds with less power. The Company's high-activity and
high-stability organic polymers allow Lightwave Logic to create
next-generation photonic EO devices, which convert data from
electrical signals into optical signals, for applications in data
communications and telecommunications markets. For more
information, please visit the Company's website
at lightwavelogic.com.
About Polariton Technologies Ltd.
Polariton
Technologies Ltd. designs and manufactures plasmonic PICs,
featuring the world's fastest and smallest electro-optic
modulators, thus creating a solution that overcomes the
interconnect bottleneck in optical communications. Follow us on
LinkedIn @polariton-technologies and visit us at
polariton.ch.
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