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Lightwave Logic, a provider of next-generation photonic devices and non linear optical polymer materials systems for applications in high-speed fiber-optic telecommunications and data communications, announced that it has completed preliminary testing on the recently unveiled prototype Silicon Organic Hybrid (SOH) device coated with one of Lightwave's proprietary materials, and initial data demonstrates several promising characteristics.  

Combining proprietary Lightwave Logic electro-optic polymer material and an extremely high optical field concentration in the slot waveguide modulator, test modulators demonstrated less than 2.2 volts to operate.  Initial data rates exceeded 30-35 Gb/sec in the telecom, 1550 nanometer frequency band, the equivalent of four, 10Gb/sec, inorganic, lithium niobate modulators that would require approximately 12-16 volts to move the same amount of information.

Tom Zelibor, chairman and chief executive officer of Lightwave Logic commented, "This is a major step towards commercialization of organic polymers for our Company and I am thrilled with our development team and their progress.   It is important to consider that this is a starting point and unlike inorganic compounds, organic nonlinear optical polymers can be chemically altered to improve performance since their molecular structure allows manipulation and offers a pathway to better-and-better results."

Lightwave's material also works in the 1310 nanometer frequency band, which is suitable for data communications applications. 

There are many economic benefits for data centers to decrease power consumption, the company explained. A smaller, flexible form factor is essential to keep pace with the rapidly expanding telecom and data communications markets.

Lightwave intends to target cloud computing with a fully developed commercial offering.  IEEE (News - Alert) (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Spectrum, has estimated the market potential to be in the millions of units per year.