expensive to manufacture, and the technology was not yet ready for prime time. However, today’s photonics industry is much more mature, with advancements in manufacturing techniques and materials that have made it more feasible to produce reliable and cost-effective photonic devices.
Given the current challenges facing AI data centers and the potential benefits that photonics could bring, it seems that the time may finally be right for this technology to shine. With companies like Oriole Networks, Lightmatter, and Xscape Photonics leading the way, it will be interesting to see how photonics revolutionizes the way AI supercomputing clusters are built and operated in the years to come.