Search
Menu
Hamamatsu Corp. - Earth Innovations LB 2/24

GigOptix Nets $4M in Funding

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
BOTHELL, Wash., Dec. 23, 2009 – As part of the fiscal 2010 US Department of Defense appropriations bill, GigOptix Inc. has been approved to receive $4.5 million in funding toward the development of an integrated photonic transceiver, to be kicked off in the first quarter of 2010 and fully deployed through 2010. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 15 and approved by the Senate on Dec. 19. The new product development will allow the company to extend its electro-optic polymer technology to support integration with electronic circuits for ultrahigh-speed communications, and it will augment the cross...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Products


    Photonics Handbook Articles


    White Papers


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media


    Photonics Buyers' Guide Categories


    Companies
    Published: December 2009
    Glossary
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
    2010 Department of Defense Appropriations billBusinessChipXCMOSCommunicationsdefenseDr. Avi KatzDr. Raluca DinuGigOptixHelixIntegrated Photonic TransceiveriTerralectro-optic polymerLumeraNews & Featuresphotonicsphotonics.com

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.