ADVA Optical Networking Joins Consortium to Create Revolutionary Data Center Technology
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DIMENSION Project Forms Complete Value Chain for Integrated Optical Circuits
With Active Photonics
Dresden, Germany. June 9, 2016. ADVA Optical Networking announced today that it
is playing a key role in the Directly Modulated Lasers on Silicon (DIMENSION)
project. DIMENSION, which brings together a consortium of research and industry
partners from four European countries, aims to create a platform for single-chip
electro-optical integration. The breakthrough technology it produces will
involve lasers built with active III-V materials embedded into silicon photonics
chips. This will generate the versatile, cost-efficient components needed to
optimize data center interconnect (DCI) transport and create the next generation
of data centers. The four-year project is funded by the European Union's Horizon
2020 research and innovation program.
"DIMENSION unites specialists from different fields and enables us to address
the complete value chain of directly modulated lasers, from materials research
to application," said Bert Offrein, manager, photonics, IBM Research - Zurich.
"What we're bringing to the table is a lot of experience with transformational
data center innovation. We're focusing on incorporating highly efficient III-V
materials into silicon chips. Our role is to design and produce the integrated
active optical components. This technology will bring the optics to where the
data is generated and that leads to improvements in every part of the data
center. By enhancing interconnections at different reaches, from centimeters up
to kilometers, we'll be able to reduce size, cost and power on links between
boards, computers and facilities."
The DIMENSION project is coordinated by Dresden University of Technology and
involves partners from Germany, Switzerland, Greece and the UK. The two research
centers included are Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics and
Athens Information Technology. The large industry partners are ADVA Optical
Networking, Optocap and IBM Research - Zurich. The project aims to take electro-
optical integration to a new level by producing silicon chips built with active
laser components. The consortium of partners also forms a complete value chain
for the production of the new technology, from research through to innovative
package design and assembly. The project will run until the end of January 2020.
"Improving efficiency in the DCI couldn't be more vital given the increasing
demand for cloud computing and the growing scale of the internet of things,"
commented Michael Eiselt, director, advanced technology, ADVA Optical
Networking. "Much of our recent innovation has centered on enhancing the DCI,
such as our FSP 3000 CloudConnect(TM) solution. By integrating the three
distinct technologies of silicon photonics, electronics and active photonics,
we're giving data centers what they need to meet tomorrow's demands. It's great
to be working closely with other European companies and institutions to make
this vital breakthrough a reality. It also provides fantastic opportunities for
university students who get to be at the forefront of innovation and help make a
significant impact on the industry."
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020
research and innovation program under grant agreement No 688003. This news
release does not reflect the views of the European Commission and the commission
is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
About ADVA Optical Networking
At ADVA Optical Networking we're creating new opportunities for tomorrow's
networks, a new vision for a connected world. Our intelligent telecommunications
hardware, software and services have been deployed by several hundred service
providers and thousands of enterprises. Over the past twenty years, our
innovative connectivity solutions have helped to drive our customers' networks
forward, helped to drive their businesses to new levels of success. We forge
close working relationships with all our customers. As your trusted partner we
ensure that we're always ready to exceed your networking expectations. For more
information on our products and our team, please visit us at:
www.advaoptical.com.
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