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AI and the New Drivers of Data Traffic

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and the…

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Towards the 800ZR Future

The advances in electronic and photonic integration allowed coherent technology for metro DCIs to be…

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Data Centers in the Age of AI

Article first published 14th June 2023, updated 29th May 2024. Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing…

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Why Semiconductors are Vital to Optics and Photonics

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

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The Impact of Photonics on Renewable Energy Systems

The quest for sustainable and clean energy solutions has increasingly turned towards photonics innovations. This…

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The Evolution of Data Center Interconnects

The digital era’s rapid expansion requires advances in data center interconnects (DCIs) to support the…

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Coherent Optics Explained

In the always-evolving world of communications, coherent optics deeply improved our ability to transmit at…

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Transceiver Customization for Flexible Access Networks

Let’s be honest: not every optical network problem can be solved by scaling up capacity.…

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Coherent Transceivers at a Low Latency

Latency, the time it takes for data to travel from its source to its destination,…

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Making Smaller Lasers at a Big Scale

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

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What are Access Networks and Why Should We Care?

The evolution of telecommunications has led to the development of complex network architectures designed to…

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What’s New Inside a 100G ZR Module?

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

Tunable Lasers and DSPs in the Age of AI

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models is transforming several industries, and data centers…

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Transceivers in the Time of TowerCos

A recent report from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) declared that 37% of the global…

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Reducing the Cost per Bit in Access Networks

Every telecommunications provider has the same fundamental problem. Many decades ago, service providers addressed increased…

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How Pluggable Transceivers Help Your Network Scale

Modern optical networks must be scalable to accommodate escalating bandwidth requirements driven by data-intensive applications…

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Why (Small) Laser Size Matters

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

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Transceivers in Emergency Communications

Telecommunications are indispensable during emergencies and natural disasters for their pivotal role in coordinating emergency…

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What is Laser Linewidth and Why Does it Matter

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

The power of self-tuning access networks

The Power of Self-Tuning Access Networks

Article first published 16th February 2022, updated 31st January 2024. 5G networks will use higher…

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Coherent Optics for AI

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

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An Intro to Data Center Interconnects

Data center interconnects (DCIs) refer to the networking technologies and solutions that enable seamless communication…

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From the Lab Boutique to High Volume Production: How to Scale Up Photonics Manufacturing

Photonics, the science and technology of generating, detecting, and manipulating light, has witnessed remarkable progress…

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The Role of Photonics in Advancing Smart Cities and IoT Networks

In the era of rapid urbanization and technological advancement, the challenges faced by smart cities…

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What is a Wavelength Locker: Ensuring Precision in Coherent Optical Communication Systems

In the dynamic landscape of modern communication systems, the demand for high precision and low…

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The Basics of Laser Safety

Lasers have revolutionized our lives, bringing advancements in various fields, including industry, medicine, research, and…

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Demystifying the Role of Photonics in 5G Networks

The dawn of the 5G era promises a transformative leap in wireless communication, offering unparalleled…

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How Optical Networks Illuminate Remote Work

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the concept of work has undergone a remarkable transformation. The…

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The Highways of Light: How Optical Fiber Works

Optical fibers revolutionized how we transmit data, enabling faster long-distance connections. These slender strands of…

What DSPs Do Optics in Space Need?

The space sector is experiencing rapid growth, driven by numerous privately-owned initiatives aiming to reduce…

How to Test a Photonic Integrated Circuit

As photonic integrated circuits (PICs) continue to play an increasingly vital role in modern communication…

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100G Access Networks for the Energy Transition

The environmental consequences of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas have triggered a…

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A Day Without Photonics

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

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Transceiver Integration for the Energy Transition

The world relies heavily on traditional fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, but…

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Photonics For the Energy Transition

The world relies heavily on traditional fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, but…

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The Power of Monolithic Lasers

Over the last decade, technological progress in tunable laser integration has matched the need for…

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Introducing Our New Coherent Product Manager: Charlie Fu

EFFECT Photonics’ coherent technology portfolio has grown in the last two years, including coherent transceivers,…

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Beaming with Potential – Why Integrated Photonics is Worth It

In today’s rapidly evolving world, traditional technologies such as microelectronics are increasingly struggling to match…

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Hot Topics, Cool Solutions: Thermal Management in Optical Transceivers

In a world of optical access networks, where data speeds soar and connectivity reigns supreme,…

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Manufacturing a Coherent Transceiver

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

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Designing a Coherent Transceiver

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

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Towards a Zero Touch Coherent Network

Telecommunication service providers face a critical challenge: how to incorporate affordable and compact coherent pluggables…

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Where is 100ZR Needed?

Simply relying on traditional direct detect technologies will not meet the growing bandwidth and service…

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The Evolution to 800G and Beyond

Article first published 26th October 2022, updated 5th July 2023. The demand for data and…

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Coherent Lite and The Future Inside the Data Center

In the dynamic landscape of data centers, the demand for greater bandwidth and extended reach…

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Japan Innovation Mission

Last week, Tim Koene (CTO) and Sophie De Maesschalck (CFO) of EFFECT Photonics, traveled to Japan on…

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Coherent Satellite Networks

The current state of the space industry is characterized by rapid growth, technological advancements, and…

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What do Next-Gen Optical Subassemblies Need?

While packaging, assembly, and testing are only a small part of the cost of electronic…

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Building a Sustainable Future with Fully Integrated PICs

Article first published 27 September 2021, updated 31st May 2023. The demand for data and…

The Fabrication Process Inside a Photonic Foundry

The Fabrication Process Inside a Photonic Foundry

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

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Data Center Interconnects: Coherent or Direct Detect?

Article first published 15 June 2022, updated 18 May 2023. With the increasing demand for…

What’s an ITLA and Why Do I Need One?

Shining a Light on Four Tunable Lasers

The world is moving towards tunability. Datacom and telecom companies may increase their network capacity…

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The Promise of Integrated Quantum Photonics

Today’s digital society depends heavily on securely transmitting and storing data. One of the oldest…

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The Future of Coherent Transceivers in the Access

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

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One Watt Matters

Data centers and 5G networks might be hot commodities, but the infrastructure that enables them…

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When will the Network Edge go Coherent?

Article first published 27 July 2022, updated 12 April 2023. Network carriers want to provide…

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Enabling a 100ZR Ecosystem

Given the success of 400ZR pluggable coherent solutions in the market, discussions in the telecom…

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What DSPs Does the Cloud Edge Need?

By storing and processing data closer to the end user and reducing latency, smaller data…

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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…

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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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What DSPs Does the Network Edge Need?

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

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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The Whats and Hows of Telcordia Standards

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

Trends in Edge Networks

To see what is trending in the edge and access networks, we look at recent…

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…

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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…

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…

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Leveraging Electronic Ecosystems in Photonics

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

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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…

What’s Inside a Tunable Laser for Coherent Systems?

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

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The Growing Photonics Cluster of the Boston Area

As they lighted the candles in their ship, the Pilgrim families traveling on the Mayflower had no…

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…

The Future of Passive Optical Networks

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

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…

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The Next Bright Lights of Eindhoven

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

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…

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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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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…

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…

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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

The Growing Market for Tunable Lasers

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

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Co-Designing Optics and Electronics for Versatile and Green Transceivers

Network and data center operators need fast and affordable pluggable transceivers that perform well enough…

Reconfigurable DSPs for Versatile Pluggables

Reconfigurable DSPs for Versatile Pluggables

Carriers must solve the dilemma of how to use small and affordable coherent pluggables while…

International growth opportunities for the photonics ecosystem, provided challenges around talent, scale-up and technology are solved 

International growth opportunities for the photonics ecosystem, provided challenges around talent, scale-up and technology are…

Read about the latest technology trends, events, news, announcements and press releases regarding EFFECT Photonics.

Solving the Carrier’s Dilemma with Optical Systems-On-Chip

In the coming decade, the network providers and countries with the most extensive installed base…

Why Greener Transceivers are Profitable

Why Greener Transceivers are Profitable

Thanks to the incredible progress in energy-saving technologies (hyperscale datacenters, photonic and electronic integration), the…

Remote PHY, a new architecture for fixed access networks

Cable networks, just like any other telecom network in the world, had to adapt to…

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Leveraging the Power of External Foundries in Photonics

Working with a world-class high-volume foundry makes scaling up from low to high volume as…

Wafer Scale Photonics for a Coherent Future

Wafer Scale Photonics for a Coherent Future

The advances in electronic and optical integration have brought down the size and cost of…

Miniaturization: size and performance matter

Photonic integration will be a disruptive technology that will simplify network design and operation and…

Photonic System-on-Chip is the Future

How to Increase Bandwidth Density in Photonics

In the past, optical transceivers were too bulky, too expensive, and not efficient enough, so…

Direct Detection or Coherent? EFFECT Photonics explains

Direct Detection and Coherent: what is the difference between these technologies? What are their benefits…

Industrial Hardening: Coherent Goes Outdoors

Industrial Hardening: Coherent Goes Outdoors

The global optical transceiver market is expected to double in size by 2026, and coherent…

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Optical System-on-Chip: Bringing Scalable and Affordable DWDM to the Edges of the Network

While electrical System-on-Chips have been around for some time, EFFECT Photonics is the first company…

Integrating Line Card Performance and Functions Into a Pluggable

Article first published 12th October 2021, updated 3rd July 2024. The optical transceiver market is…

Introducing our new Coherent Product Line Manager – Vladi Veljanovski

Last year, EFFECT Photonics taped out the world’s first fully integrated coherent optical transceiver chip.…

EFFECT Photonics Senior Management Team Complete

EFFECT Photonics is pleased to announce the completion of its leadership team with the recent…

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An Introduction to Quantum Key Distribution

While the word “quantum” has only started trending in the technology space during the last…

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Implementing Software Defined Networks and Virtualisation for More Agile and Scalable Networks

In continuation on the theme of building agile, scalable and flexible networks, this article looks…

Creating Scalable and Flexible Future-Proof Networks

Later today Joost Verberk, Director of Product Management will be presenting at in the Technology…

EFFECT Photonics are looking forward to exhibiting at the OFC on 07 – 11 June 2021

From June 7-11, 2021, EFFECT Photonics will be exhibiting at the OFC (Optical Networking and…

The Role of Integrated Photonics for Future 5G Networks

Data usage and, thus, data traffic over the mobile and fibre networks is growing exponentially…

The environmental challenge of the data centre

Surfing the internet is only possible thanks to data centres. Since the coronavirus pandemic, internet…

The world of photonics and its applications

It seems like everybody agrees that photonics is one of the most promising sectors for…

EFFECT Photonics YouTube channel and NEW videos

Eindhoven – Jan 2021 – EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of high-performance dense wavelength division…

EFFECT Photonics Operations Centre is driving company growth

Since 2015 EFFECT Photonics has also had a presence based in south west Devon UK,…

Torbay Hi-Tech Cluster is fast becoming the Silicon Valley of the South West of England

Undeniably, the COVID-19 crisis has had an unparalleled worldwide impact. Companies and employees have had…

EFFECT Photonics’ optical transceivers tune into the market

Eindhoven – October 2020. EFFECT Photonics, in cooperation with PhotonDelta, gave an interview to the…

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EFFECT Photonics: Is the Eindhoven Photonics Dream Becoming Reality?

EINDHOVEN- Over the years, The Netherlands has built up a strong reputation for academic and…

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International tech talent shift focus towards Eindhoven Brainport region

Today, the United States is closed to foreign tech talent. Fortunately for those who were…

Read about the latest technology trends, events, news, announcements and press releases regarding EFFECT Photonics.

EFFECT Photonics driving a flourishing photonics ecosystem in the Netherlands and the UK

Fiber-optic technologies are a thing of the present, yet not accessible to all considering the…

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

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

For those new to the subject, a System-on-Chip (SoC) is essentially an integrated electronic circuit…

Shaping the future of photonics

In an article for the latest Insight Magazine, James Regan, EFFECT Photonics’ CEO, shares his…

EFFECT Photonics: A novel packaging competence that delivers

It is difficult to remember a time before the Internet and wireless communications. Accommodating the…

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We are Looking for new Talent and Experts to grow Together

EFFECT Photonics are hiring for many positions in Brixham, UK and seeking passionate, talented, and…

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EFFECT Photonics Inside Brainport Eindhoven

EFFECT Photonics’ article in “Inside Brainport Eindhoven Magazine”: The Power of Light In collaboration with…

System on a Chip is the Future

– a piece by Jonathan Marks of PhotonDelta At the first PIC International awards in Brussels,…

Access to information at our finger tips powered by integrated chips

We all love watching the latest House of Cards on our cellphones or tablets, navigating…