The integration of optical components onto silicon chips, enabling high-speed, low-power data transmission for computing, telecommunications, and AI infrastructure. Covers waveguide design, modulators, photodetectors, and on-chip optical interconnects.
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As AI workloads demand exponential bandwidth growth, silicon photonics emerges as the critical enabler for next-generation optical transceivers, reducing power consumption by up to 60% compared to traditional electrical interconnects.
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