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AIM Photonics has announced that Infinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, has become the latest member of AIM Photonics, demonstrating the continued swell of support for the Rochester-based initiative. Infinera will play a key role within the institute, providing access to its Indium Phosphide (InP) photonics technology and establishing InP-based Foundry Wafer access for AIM.
Photonic integration has revolutionized the optical networking industry and Infinera has led the way starting with delivering the first large-scale photonic integrated circuit, which started to ship in networking systems in 2005. Infinera will be working with AIM and SUNY Polytechnic Institute as a Tier 1 industry member. Through their focus on innovation, Infinera continues to advance integrated photonics to enable service providers and data center operators to deploy networks consuming less power and space while offering the capacity required to transport data over long distances.
AIM Photonics is building a membership that includes some of the country's most innovative technology companies that each provide critical elements to the success of the institute. Infinera leads in photonic integration with large-scale photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and packet- optical convergence, which both reduce space and power requirements while simplifying network operations. The PIC combines hundreds of discrete optical functions on a single microchip, drastically improving density, power consumption, heat dissipation and reliability.
AIM's Integrated Photonics Institute is designed to establish a technology, business and education framework for industry, government and academia to accelerate the transition of integrated photonics solutions from technology prototypes to manufacturing-ready deployment in systems spanning multiple commercial and defense applications. Each AIM Photonics partner brings unique know-how to address an end-to-end solution to the photonics ecosystem. Infinera brings unique differentiation because of its expertise in development of the most complex commercially available photonic integrated circuits.
John Maggiore, Chairman, New York State Photonics Board of Officers said - In New York, state funding is moving ahead on schedule as is the competitive process to identify a TAP facility. The reasons AIM Photonics and New York were chosen by the Department of Defense one year ago to lead the country's advanced research endeavors in integrated photonics are the same then as they are now. Only New York has the skill, industry partnerships, and expertise to manage and execute such a large and important project. They welcome Infinera as the newest partner of AIM Photonics, this partnership exemplifies another necessary and exciting step forward in the progression of this important state initiative.
