Latest Figure of Merit Results Achieved
Ultra-Low Drive Voltages and Ultra-High Bandwidths – Which are
Extremely Well Suited for Next Generation Internet and Optical
Networking Transceivers Beyond 800Gbps
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and RUSCHLIKON, Switzerland, Dec. 13,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightwave Logic, Inc.
(NASDAQ: LWLG), a technology platform company leveraging its
proprietary electro-optic polymers to transmit data at higher
speeds with less power, today provided a world-class figure-of
merit performance for modulators using electro-optical polymers and
a plasmonic device design in conjunction with Polariton
Technologies. Building from the world record performance and
demonstration of a 250 GHz super high bandwidth
electro-optical-electrical (EOE) link that was presented at
ECOC1 through a collaboration with ETH
Zurich, these latest figure of
merit results show the potential for extreme power savings for
optical network equipment and demonstrate clearly that
polymer-based technology platforms are positioned well for general
implementation.
These results were achieved using Polariton's electro-optic
polymer-based plasmonic devices with Lightwave's electro-optic
materials, with a bandwidth greater than 250 GHz. While these
high-speed results have been reported previously, here Lightwave
Logic reports for the first time that the voltage-length product
Figure of Merit (FoM) for this modulator is just 60 Vum,
which is approximately 10X better than the performance of the
optical semiconductor modulators that are incumbent in the optical
network and internet today. This figure of merit will allow
ultra-low voltage operation and, enabled by Polariton's plasmonic
modulator, the ability to carry significantly more data per
modulator while consuming much less power. The net positive effect
on system level equipment is expected not only to be significant,
but perhaps more importantly, also a strong driver of a ''green
photonics" platform.
Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief
Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic, said: "These results position
us extremely well for next generation ultra-high-capacity
interconnects for the hyper-scale market. The combination of
electro-optic polymers and plasmonics is becoming an ideal sunrise
technology platform to address the 'Achilles heel' of the data
industry: high power consumption. As the industry contemplates the
implementation of PAM4 200G lanes for 2023 and 2024, these optical
devices already have shown capability for at least 2X these lane
speeds."
Dr. Wolfgang Heni, Co-CTO at
Polariton, added: "At Polariton we are excited about this
achievement. With a decade of experience in plasmonic circuits, we
value the collaboration with Lightwave Logic having supplied this
excellent high-performance electro-optic material. We are looking
forward to a solid product roadmap aimed at next-generation
photonic devices, modulators, and transceivers."
1 The groundbreaking results were presented by
Stefan Koepfli (ETH
Zurich) 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".
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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