The new technology enables the development of next-generation products for the communications industry, leading data centers and solutions in the field of artificial intelligence and LiDAR for autonomous vehicles Integrates III-V laser technology on a silicon chip and is open to all customers
The platform enables the development of groundbreaking products for the optical communications industry, telecom, data centers, and leading solutions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and LiDAR for autonomous vehicles. According to Yole, the silicon photonics media market is expected to reach a market value of $ 5 billion by 2025.
The platform incorporates a III-V laser (manufactured from InGaAsP), and assembles optical components such as optical amplifiers, optical modulators and optical wavelength sensors used in optical communication, on a single chip. This combination enables the development and production of smaller optical solutions, with a highly efficient optical array, which is a very significant competitive advantage in the market. This offer will be available to the company’s customers in the coming weeks.
“The joint development process with Tower has been particularly successful and has yielded unique, groundbreaking technology in the field of mass-produced silicon photonics,” said Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper Networks. The prices of optical components, a major factor that increases the market penetration ability of many customers. “
“The collaboration with Juniper brings to market capabilities that represent a significant leap forward,” said Russell Elwanger, CEO of Tower. “This technology makes it possible for the first time to unite the III-V laser with silicon photonics components in a mass production platform. “Tower is the only company that offers this technology to all customers in the industry and thus achieves a significant competitive advantage over any company competing in the industry and enables the development of groundbreaking and valuable products for the world.”