Hubei lab creates new chip for optical signals

Researchers pose for a group photo at the JFS Laboratory in Wuhan, Hubei province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Researchers at the JFS Laboratory in Wuhan, Hubei province, have developed an advanced chip that enables cost-effective production and technical solutions in the manufacture of high-performance photonic devices.

The breakthrough chip was created in February by bonding an 8-inch silicon photonics wafer with a lithium niobate wafer. Combining the two wafers creates a new device that can send and receive light signals carrying data with high efficiency.

It is expected to play a crucial role in a variety of applications, including 5G wireless communication, optical communications, aerospace and other domains that require high electrooptical performance.