Electro-Optic Products
Custom PICs
Your silicon photonic an/or plasmonic custom PIC. What key feature will make the difference for your application? You can profit from all building blocks offered as part of the Polariton PDK.
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Fast cycle time (4 months for silicon photonics and 6 months including plasmonics)
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O Band (1310 nm) and C Band (1550 nm) building blocks
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Choice of electro-optic modulator architectures at 110 to 145 GHz EO bandwidth (Mach-Zehnder, ring modulators, IQ modulators)
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Building block density: place more components onto the same real estate while securing EO bandwidth and low-power dissipation.
Standard Products Electro-optic Products
Polariton designs and delivers cutting-edge electro-optic modulators (EOMs) that push the boundaries of speed and performance. Polariton’s electro-optic products power next-generation applications in communications, test & measurement, and quantum technologies. In communications, they enable high-speed data transmission with optimized modulation speed and signal-to-noise ratio. For test & measurement, they provide precise signal encoding in the analog domain, allowing limitless combinations in time and frequency for advanced waveform analysis. In quantum technologies, they deliver ultra-stable, high-extinction optical pulses to manipulate the quantum states of ions, atoms, and quantum dots with extreme accuracy.
Our portfolio includes a diverse range of electro-optic products, from high-bandwidth modulators to advanced transceiver components, ensuring seamless integration into next-generation photonic systems. Whether you require packaged (module) or unpackaged solutions, we provide tailored options to meet your specific application needs.
Below, you’ll find an overview of our product lineup, designed to optimize performance across various industries.
Standard / Application | Modulation | Architecture | 1-channel Chip | 4-channel Chip | Module (packaged) | |
IM/DD 400G per lane 1.6T DR4/FR4 Radio over fiber | intensity | RRM (ring resonator modulator) | RRM-C110![]() | Contact Polariton | RRM-P70![]() | |
IM/DD 400G per lane 1.6T DR4/FR4 Radio over fiber Microwave photonics (MWP) Free space optics (FSO) | amplitude or intensity | MZM (Mach-Zehnder modulator) | MZM-C145![]() | MZ4-C145![]() | MZM-P110![]() | 145 GHz |
Coherent (QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM) 400G per lane 1.6T | amplitude and phase | IQM (IQ modulator) | IQM-C145![]() | n/a | 145 GHz |
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3.2T | amplitude and phase | DP-IQM (dual-polarization IQ modulator) | n/a | Contact Polariton | n/a |
Legend
- RRM: ring-resonator modulator
- MZM: Mach-Zehnder modulator
- PSM: phase shift modulator
- IQM: in-phase quadrature modulator
- DP: dual-polarization
Related papers
O/C Band
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