Optics

Choosing the Right Modulator for High-Power CO 2 Laser Applications

Via drilling is a critical process in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing, where small holes, known as vias, are created to establish electrical connections between different layers of the board ...
Optics

The world's first 40G silicon laser modulator

Researchers at Intel's Photonics Technology Lab have developed a laser modulator that encodes optical data at 40 Gbit/s. Intel's long history of innovation in silicon photonics has produced the very ...
manilatimes

Coherent Introduces Germanium-Free Electro-Optic Modulator for High-Speed CO2 Laser Via Drilling

Coherent announced the release of a new electro-optic modulator (EOM) designed for high-speed switching of CO₂ lasers in via drilling applications for the semiconductor industry. SAXONBURG, Pa., Jan.
Electronic Design

Process Produces CMOS-Compatible Laser, 10Gb/s Silicon Modulator

CEA-Leti, coordinator of the European HELIOS project to accelerate commercialization of silicon photonics, and its project partners demonstrated a laser and a 10Gb/s silicon modulator using a process ...
technologynetworks

European Silicon Photonics Project Demonstrates Laser and 10Gb/s Silicon Modulator Using CMOS Fabrication Processes

CEA-Leti, coordinator of the European HELIOS project to accelerate commercialization of silicon photonics, said project partners demonstrated a laser and a 10Gb/s silicon modulator using a process ...
Electronic Design

The Fundamentals Of Signal Generation

A signal generator, a general-purpose piece of test equipment, performs numerous measurements for a variety of applications requiring electromagnetic wave signals as stimuli. Its roots trace back to ...