GigOptix Inc. Announces Extension of DARPA Research Contract
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Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

June 22, 2009... GigOptix Inc. of Palo Alto, California USA, announced the extension of its contract with DARPA MTO; SPAWAR Pacific is the contracting agency. GigOptix was awarded additional work from Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) to fabricate low driving voltage, broadband Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulators using its Electro-Optic (EO) polymer material for operation at very low temperatures for supercomputer applications. According to the GigOptix, the extension of $346,000 brings the total value of the contract to approximately $6.1 million, and opens new areas for use of the modulators. GigOptix notes that its Electro-optic polymer enables the components to meet the size, weight and power, high-bandwidth, and immunity to electromagnetic interference requirements that are crucial for many defense applications.

"Due to their intrinsic properties, the EO materials incorporated in GigOptix’s high speed polymer modulators have the potential to operate not only with low driving voltage but also at very low temperatures. Our technology is capable of effectively addressing all these requirements simultaneously," said Dr. Raluca Dinu, Vice President and General Manager of GigOptix-Bothell business unit. "We are excited that GigOptix's EO polymer technology has once more proven its breadth and applicability for demanding military applications. We are continuing in parallel to commercialize the modulator for telecom applications and prove that EO polymers can offer the reliability requested by the industry." GigOptix News Release

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