
3.2T-DR8 Modulator
Electro-optical bandwidth exceeding 145 GHz
— Less distortion and fewer DSP requirements
Ultra-compact integration at the micrometer scale
— Reduces footprint and allows for high channel density
Scalability with silicon photonics
— Ensures high-volume manufacturing and supply chain management
Roadmap beyond 300 GHz
— Future-proof platform for ultra-high-speed networking standards

6.4T+ CPO
Industry leading integration / high channel density
– 16 (6.4T) and 32 (12.8T) lanes, higher channel count for your high density application
Driver integration
– Optimization of signal path, RF performance, drive voltages for outstanding RF performance and smaller form factor
Less system power
– Leading power dissipation architecture with less than 0.5 pJ/bit and a roadmap for further reduction
Outstanding signal integrity
– Improved signal integrity (1E-6 bit error rate) and quantitatively better eye diagrams

Standard Products
O/C Band 145 GHz Modulators
Packaged and unpackaged modulators
– Choose between Mach-Zehnder, ring resonators and IQ modulators
Proven 145 GHz electro-optic bandwidth
— Support for top data rates and sub-THz regimes, tested at 145 GHz, used at 220 GHz
Improved insertion loss: 5–15 dB (static)
— Trade-off optical output power versus ease of use and maximum bandwidth
Available in 1310 and 1550 nm variants
— Polariton supports O band and C band applications. Other S/L bands on demand
Differentiation for Optical Communication
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— H. Xu, et al. Ultrahigh Performance Cross-Linkable Organic Electro-Optic Material for Hybrid Modulators (ACS Publications, 2025)
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— B. Baeuerle, et al. Plasmonic PIC for High Baud Rate Transmission (OFC, 2025)
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— Y. Horst, et al. Ultra-wideband MHz to THz plasmonic EO modulator (Optica, 2025)
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— U. Koch, et al. Plasmonics for Communication: Enabling 200 GBd Transmitters Through Co-Integration (OFC, 2025)