Lightwave Logic, Inc., a company that mainly focuses on the development of electro-optic polymer materials for applications in high-speed fiber-optic telecommunications and optical computing, reportedly announced that it has successfully completed the fabrication process of its first prototype phase modulator.

 

Officials with Lightwave Logic said that the company demonstrated a commercially practicable manufacturing process for the manufacture of optical devices by leveraging company’s next generation electro-optic material platform. With the announcement, the firm successfully completed the production of its first prototype phase modulators.

 

The new fabrication process involved a multi-step manufacturing procedure, where the company’s proprietary Perkinamine material was exposed to extreme conditions, similar to the conditions found in standard commercial manufacturing settings.

 

According to Lightwave Logic, a step-by-step analysis was carried out throughout the fabrication process. The analysis indicated that the company’s proprietary material, Perkinamine, could successfully withstand each step of the manufacturing process without damage.

 

Officials with Lightwave Logic said that the first run of the fabrication process produced 100 individual prototype phase modulators and the process was carried out with the help of company’s strategic partner Photon-X, LLC.

 

However, these proof-of-principle prototype phase modulators that were produced in concert with Photon-X are still in the process of being optically and electrically interconnected for electrical and optical performance testing. Nevertheless, the large number of electro-optic devices produced gives an opportunity to measure for statistical verification.

 

Lightwave Logic is now active into the development of high-speed electro-optic modulators - for the 40Gb/s telecom and 100Gb/s datacom markets. These electro-optic modulators have the capability to control the speed of information traffic for worldwide telecom, such as the Internet, telephone, cable television and military systems. With the help of these high-speed electro-optic modulators, telecom traffic speed can be increased to 40 Gb/s from 10 Gb/s, which is currently the highest speed achieved.

 

In general, electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for use in high-speed fiber-optic telecommunications systems as well as optical computers.

 

"We believe we have reached a significant milestone on the road to the commercialization of our 'Next Generation Electro-Optic Material Platform,'" said Jim Marcelli, CEO of Lightwave Logic, in a press release. "'Powered by Lightwave Logic' is our vision and our goal as we target the Telecommunications, Computer and Military Aerospace industries' wide array of products in those multi-billion dollar markets."

 

Recently, the company announced that it is developing an amplitude modulator, which will be a perfect complement to the company’s initial prototype phase modulator for telecommunications applications. These amplitude modulators are being developed for the optical computing market, officials said.