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    Researchers developed energy-efficient silicon photonics ring-resonator modulators for AI clusters. These modulators achieve record optical-amplification-free data transmission speeds, paving the way for scalable, dense optical interconnects.

    Area of Science:

    • Photonics and Optical Communications
    • Integrated Optics
    • Artificial Intelligence Hardware

    Background:

    • AI clusters demand high-speed, energy-efficient optical interconnects.
    • Silicon photonics offers a scalable, cost-effective solution for short-reach optical links.
    • Existing solutions often require optical amplification, increasing complexity and power consumption.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and demonstrate silicon photonics ring-resonator modulators (RRMs) for energy-efficient optical interconnects.
    • To achieve optical-amplification-free data transmission at high bitrates.
    • To enable scalable and dense optical interconnects for AI applications.

    Main Methods:

    • Design and fabrication of silicon photonics C+L band and O band ring-resonator modulators.

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  • Experimental demonstration of optical-amplification-free data transmission using On-Off Keying (OOK), Pulse Amplitude Modulation 4-level (PAM4), and PAM6.
  • Characterization of modulator performance at various bitrates.

    • Main Results:

    • Record optical-amplification-free performance achieved with designed silicon photonics RRMs.
    • Demonstrated transmission speeds of up to 245 Gbps (OOK), 280 Gbps (PAM4), and 265 Gbps (PAM6) in the C+L band.
    • Achieved up to 206 Gbps (OOK) and 224 Gbps (PAM4) in the O band.
    • All speeds reported as gross bitrate.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed silicon photonics RRMs enable high-speed, energy-efficient optical interconnects without optical amplification.
    • This technology offers a scalable manufacturing solution for dense optical interconnects crucial for AI clusters.
    • The results pave the way for next-generation, power-efficient data communication infrastructure.