Podcast: Reflections on the upcoming OFC 2025

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Podcast: Is AI driving a new wave of photonic innovation?

AI is still in its infancy, but it’s already pushing the photonics and computing industries to rethink product roadmaps and drive new levels of innovation.

Adtran's Gareth Spence talks with authors and analysts Daryl Inniss and the editor of Gazettabyte about the fast pace of AI development and the changes needed to unlock its full potential. They also discuss the upcoming sequel to their book on silicon photonics and its focus on AI. 

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ECOC 2024: AI and Optics

Being interview by Gareth Spence of Adtran at the recent ECOC 2024 conference and exhibition

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AI and optics: An OFC conversation

An OFC conversation with Adtran's Gareth Spence and consultant Daryl Inniss about the AI opportunity for photonics, click here.   

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The status of silicon photonics - an ECOC interview

Daryl Inniss and I being interviewed at ECOC by Adtran's Gareth Spence about the state of silicon photonics.  

 

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Books read in 2021: Part 3

In Part III, two more industry figures pick their reads of the year: Dana Cooperson of Blue Heliotrope Research and ADVA's Gareth Spence. 

Dana Cooperson, Founder and Principal Analyst at Blue Heliotrope Research

My reading traverses different ground from that of other invited analysts to this yearly section. In addition, my ‘avoid new releases’ approach means my picks are not from 2021. And before jumping straight into recommendations, I’ll preface my comments with an homage to communal aspects of reading that have meant so much to me, especially during these two Covid years.

My two book groups managed to meet steadily during the pandemic, sometimes while sitting outside in the snow, covered with blankets and sipping hot tea.

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OFC interview regarding silicon photonics and our book

ADVA Optical Networking's Gareth Spence interviewed Daryl Inniss, director, new business development at OFS, and me at the OFC conference and exhibition held earlier this month in San Diego, California. We were interviewed regarding the status of silicon photonics and our book on the topic.

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