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Transceivers in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a significant role in making optical networks more scalable, affordable,…

Photonic technology more available to all Industries

Coherent Optics In Space

When it started, the space race was a competition between two superpowers, but now there…

Credo and EFFECT Photonics Announce Collaboration on High-Performance, Ultralow Power Coherent DSP Solutions

Industry Leaders Join Forces to Meet the Next Generation Needs of Service Providers, 5G Telecom…

EFFECT Photonics Secures $40 Million in Additional Funding

Eindhoven, The Netherlands — EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, has…

Designing in the Great Lakes

Designing in the Great Lakes

Last year, EFFECT Photonics announced the acquisition of the coherent optical digital signal processing (DSP)…

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What Tunable Lasers Does the Network Edge Need?

Several applications in the optical network edge would benefit from upgrading from 10G to 100G…

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EFFECT Photonics Unveils Development of Pico Tunable Laser Assembly Enabling QSFP28 100G ZR Coherent Pluggable Modules

-New pTLA to offer industry-best combination of size, affordability, and performance to meet the demand…

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What DSPs Does the Network Edge Need?

Operators are strongly interested in 100G pluggables that can house tunable coherent optics in compact,…

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CTO Tim Koene: “Photonics offers Eindhoven and the Netherlands great opportunities”

A journey through the evolution of EFFECT Photonics, from small organic growth to large-scale production with international partners.

Discover Where Light Meets Digital at OFC2023

Join us from March 7 to 9, 2023 at OFC in San Diego, California, the world’s largest event for optical networking and communications.
Pluggables have becomes mainstream in datacom applications.

A Story of Standards: From 400ZR and Open ROADM to OpenZR+

Coherent optical transmission has been crucial in addressing network operator problems for the last decade. In this time, coherent technology has expanded from a solution reserved only for premium long-distance links to one that impacts data center interconnects, metro, and access networks…

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The Impact of Optics and Photonics on the Agrifood Industry

Precision farming is essential in a world with over 10 billion people by 2050 and…

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Day 1 Session 1: Where Next for Coherent Pluggable Optics?

The deployment of pluggable coherent optical modules has enabled service providers to re-architect their DCI…

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The Whats and Hows of Telcordia Standards

Before 1984, the world of telecom standards looked very different from how it does now.…

EFFECT Photonics Co-Founder Boudewijn Docter to take on a new challenge

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Earlier this week, Boudewijn Docter, announced that he was stepping down…

100ZR Future for Access Networks

Reaching a 100ZR Future for Access Network Transport

In the optical access networks, the 400ZR pluggables that have become mainstream in datacom applications…

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Remote Provisioning and Management for Edge Networks

Smaller data centers near the end user can reduce latency, overcome inconsistencies in connectivity, and…

What is 100ZR and Why Does it Matter

What is 100ZR and Why Does it Matter?

In June 2022, transceiver developer II‐VI Incorporated (now Coherent Corp.) and optical networking solutions provider…

Fit for Platform DSPs

Fit for Platform DSPs

Over the last two decades, power ratings for pluggable modules have increased as we moved…

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EFFECT Photonics Partners with Fabrinet to Scale Production of Highly Integrated Optical Solutions

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands—EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today that…

The Power of Integrated Photonic LIDAR

The Power of Integrated Photonic LIDAR

Outside of communications applications, photonics can play a major role in sensing and imaging applications.…

How To Make a Photonic Integrated Circuit

How To Make a Photonic Integrated Circuit

Photonics is one of the enabling technologies of the future. Light is the fastest information…

What’s an ITLA and Why Do I Need One?

What’s an ITLA and Why Do I Need One?

The tunable laser is a core component of every optical communication system, both direct detect…

What are FEC and PCS, and Why do They Matter

What are FEC and PCS, and Why do They Matter?

Coherent transmission has become a fundamental component of optical networks to address situations where direct…

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The Light Path to a Coherent Cloud Edge

Smaller data centers placed locally have the potential to minimize latency, overcome inconsistent connections, and…

Wireless Congress

Advances in Free Space Optics for Access Networks

FSO has often been talked about as some futuristic technology to be used in space applications. Register for our webinar to find out more.
Leveraging Electronic Ecosystems in Photonics

Leveraging Electronic Ecosystems in Photonics

Thanks to wafer-scale technology, electronics have driven down the cost per transistor for many decades.…

The Evolution to 800G and Beyond

The demand for data and other digital services is rising exponentially. From 2010 to 2020,…

System-On-Chip: A smaller world full of big advantages

Coherent Optics: 100G, 400G and Beyond

In this special webinar on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 10:00 a.m New York / 3:00 p.m London, Heavy Reading will be joined by leading experts.
Day of Photonics 2022, Photonics FAQ

Day of Photonics 2022, Photonics FAQ

On October 21st, 1983, the General Conference of Weights and Measures adopted the current value…

Coherent technology can give free-space optical systems greater reach and capacity, enabling these new applications in space and terrestrial links.

Coherent Free Space Optics for Ground and Space Applications

In a previous article, we described how free-space optics (FSO) could impact mobile fronthaul and…

2022 Leading Lights Finalist

Leading Lights Awards Ceremony 2022

The communications industry’s most influential awards program, The Leading Lights, returns for its 18th year.
'National Coalition for Sustainable Digitalization' calls on the government to take an integrated approach to sustainable digitalization

‘National Coalition for Sustainable Digitalization’ calls on the government to take an integrated approach to sustainable digitalization

National approach must make the Netherlands an international leader in sustainable digitalization New coalition wants…

What’s Inside a Tunable Laser for Coherent Systems?

The world is moving towards tunability. The combination of tunable lasers and dense wavelength division…

The power of self-tuning access networks

Addressing the Edge Computing / Data Center Infrastructure Market With Coherent Optical SoCs

Join us on October 12, 2:30 PM ET. Addressing the Edge Computing / Data Center Infrastructure Market With Coherent Optical SoCs.
The Growing Photonics Cluster of the Greater Boston Area

The Growing Photonics Cluster of the Boston Area

As they lighted the candles in their ship, the Pilgrim families traveling on the Mayflower…
We interview Russell Fuerst, our VP of Digital Signal Processing.

The Future of Coherent DSP Design: Interview with Russell Fuerst

Digital signal processors (DSPs) are the heart of coherent communication systems. They not only encode/decode…

PIC Summit Europe

PIC Summit Europe 2022

Taking place this November in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Join the leading lights from across the integrated…

The Future of Passive Optical Networks

Like every other telecom network, cable networks had to change to meet the growing demand…

System-On-Chip: A smaller world full of big advantages

Optical Networking Digital Symposium

The Optical Networking Digital Symposium is a two-day event featuring Heavy Reading’s optical analysts, Sterling Perrin and Simon Stanley.

How Many DWDM Channels Do You Really Need?

Optical fiber and dense wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) technology are moving towards the edges of…

Technologies and trends and their impact

Scaling Up Live Event Coverage with 5G Technology

Everyone who has attended a major venue or event, such as a football stadium or…

What’s Inside a Coherent DSP?

What’s Inside a Coherent DSP?

Coherent transmission has become a fundamental component of optical networks to address situations where direct…

ECOC-2022

Discover Where Light Meets Digital at ECOC 2022

Join EFFECT Photonics from September 19 to 21, 2022 at ECOC 2022 in Basel, Switzerland, Europe’s largest optical communications…

The Next Bright Lights of Eindhoven

Paris may be the more well-known City of Light, but we may argue that Eindhoven…

When Will Access Networks Go Coherent?

Access networks everywhere are scaling. 5G and IoT promise to interconnect exponentially more devices than…

Photonic System-on-Chip is the Future

Photonic System-on-Chip is the Future

Before 2020, Apple made its computer processors with discrete components. In other words, electronic components…

Latest events that EFFECT Photonics organizes or participates in

The Growth of Business Ethernet Services

The increasing use of data and fiercely price-conscious and multimedia-hungry business subscribers can limit revenue…

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EFFECT Photonics to Deliver Rural 5G Fixed Wireless Access in Wales

As part of the Welsh Government’s efforts to ensure all residents have access to fast…

System-On-Chip: A smaller world full of big advantages

EFFECT Photonics Names Roberto Marcoccia Interim CEO

EFFECT Photonics announced today the appointment of Roberto Marcoccia as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective…

The Future of 5G Fronthaul

The Future of 5G Fronthaul

The 5G network revolution promises to fulfill the capacity needs that previous cellular generations could…

What is DWDM and Why Should You Care?

What is DWDM and Why Should You Care?

Imagine a couple of small trucks moving along a country road in opposite directions, carrying…

VodafoneZiggo Partners with EFFECT Photonics for 5G Connectivity on Existing Dutch DWDM Networks

Tunable SFP+ modules powered by photonics System-on-Chip (SoC) technology successfully tested on live Dutch network…

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Data Center Interconnects: Coherent or Direct Detect?

With the increasing demand for cloud-based applications, datacom providers are pushing forward with expanding their…

ISO 9001 certification reaffirms EFFECT Photonics’ commitment to quality across operations

As a leading provider of highly integrated photonics solutions for optical communication products, EFFECT Photonics…

Coherent technology can give free-space optical systems greater reach and capacity, enabling these new applications in space and terrestrial links.

Free Space Optics for Access Networks

Optical signals are moving deeper and deeper into access networks. Achieving the ambitious performance goals…

EFFECT Photonics Opens Regional Americas Headquarters in Maynard, MA

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of integrated coherent optics solutions, has opened its Americas Headquarters…

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Improving Edge Computing with Coherent Optical Systems on Chip

Smaller data centers placed locally have the potential to minimize latency, overcome inconsistent connections, and…

The Growing Market for Tunable Lasers