InP choke pushes industry toward 1um lasers on GaAs and hollow-core fiber
jwt0625 · x · 2026-10-05
Amid the InP supply choke, the industry is weighing 1um lasers and modulators to leverage GaAs and YDFA. The author notes hollow-core fiber will likely get cheaper and more widely used, but silicon photonics won't be displaced that easily.
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