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	"title": "CREOL Spring Colloquium: Aref Chowdhury. Lightwave Logic",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u003C/strong\u003E Electro\u002DOptic Polymers for High\u002DSpeed Datacenter Connectivity\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C/strong\u003EThe rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has placed unprecedented demands on datacenter interconnects. Deployments of 1.6 Tb/s transceivers at 200 Gb/s per lane are slated to occur later this year in 2026. Current solutions for these transceivers are primarily based on silicon photonics and indium phosphide, but both these standalone materials are approaching fundamental bandwidth limits that limit scaling to higher bit rates. In this talk, we will discuss the advancements of high\u002Dperformance electro\u002Doptic polymers, particularly that of Perkinamine\u0026reg\u003B as a transformative polymer material system. By incorporating Perkinamine\u0026reg\u003B on a silicon photonics platform, we demonstrate modulators capable of sub\u002D1V drive voltages, bandwidths exceeding 100 GHz, and CMOS\u002Dcompatibility thus enabling seamless integration into standard semiconductor foundry processes. We will also discuss results of the thermal stability and long\u002Dterm reliability that are essential for commercialization.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker: \u003C/strong\u003EAref Chowdhury is currently Chief Technology Officer (CTO) \u0026amp\u003B Head of Strategy at Lightwave Logic, Prior to his current role, he was at Nokia where he served in numerous positions including Member of Technical Staff in Optical Physics Research at Bell Labs, Senior Manager of Intellectual Property and Standards, CTO Optics, and finally Vice President Strategy \u0026amp\u003B CTO of Network Infrastructure. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1994 in electrical engineering and applied mathematics \u0026amp\u003B statistics, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin\u002DMadison in 2001. He is a recipient of the MIT TR100 Young Innovator Award, a Bell Labs Fellow and an Optica Fellow.\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "CREOL: CROL\u002D103",
	"location_url": "https://map.ucf.edu/locations/53/creol\u002Dcrol/",
	"virtual_url": "https://ucf.zoom.us/j/93407204640?from\u003Daddon",
	"registration_link": null,
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	"starts": "Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
	"ongoing": "False",
	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["Photonics","CREOL","Optics"],
	"contact_name": "Leland Nordin",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "leland.nordin@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4104036/creol-spring-colloquium-aref-chowdhury-lightwave-logic/"
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