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 Oct 19, 2019 6:00:00 AM

# Pilot Photonics makes a one terabit coherent comb source

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In October 2018, [Gazettabyte.](https://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2018/10/19/pilot-photonics-makes-a-one-terabit-coherent-comb-source.html#:~:text=Pilot%20Photonics%20has%20produced%20a%20four-wavelength%20laser%20chip,tunable%20outputs%2C%20the%20equivalent%20of%20a%20laser%20array.) featured Pilot Photonics' new a four-wavelength laser chip for one-terabit coherent transmissions:

 

'It is one of several applications the Irish start-up is pursuing using its optical comb source that produces multiple tunable outputs, the equivalent of a laser array.   

The company is using its laser technology and photonic integration expertise to address Next Generation Passive Optical Network 2 (NG-PON2), coherent long-haul transmission, and non-telecom applications such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and sensing.

“We have a number of chips reaching maturity and we are transitioning from an R&D-focussed company to early commercial activity,” says Frank Smyth, CEO of Pilot Photonics. '

 

Click [here](https://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2018/10/19/pilot-photonics-makes-a-one-terabit-coherent-comb-source.html#:~:text=Pilot%20Photonics%20has%20produced%20a%20four-wavelength%20laser%20chip,tunable%20outputs%2C%20the%20equivalent%20of%20a%20laser%20array.) to read the full article

 

 

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