Everyday photonics & AI
Tiny chips, smoother connections: from coherent optics to AI
How coherent modulators, DFB lasers and external light-source modules quietly support the digital things we enjoy.
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The Photonics Blog
An independent collection of accessible notes on light, optical chips and the technologies shaping AI. Written for the pleasure of exploring how things work.
Browse by interest: the connections between processors, computation with light, or the journey from laboratory idea to everyday technology.
Coffee-break photonics
A little light, a lot more storage
A laser in a hard drive, a curious narrator and a previous manager who would rather we used the kettle for coffee. A fictional, light-hearted introduction to HAMR.
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AI infrastructure
Why AI needs better connections, not just faster chips
A look at the quieter role of photonics: moving information between the machines doing the computing.
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Ideas in photonic computing
Can light do the computing too?
Optical connections and optical computation solve different problems. Here is why that distinction matters.
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From experiment to adoption
Why a promising photonic chip takes time to become everyday technology
Packaging, testing and maintenance explain much of the journey from an impressive demonstration to useful infrastructure.
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