Optical interconnect technology for AI / ML networks

10:00 am - 10:25 am

This presentation reviews advances in optical interconnect technology for AI/ML networks. Specifically, it covers emerging technology advances in optical circuit switches, linear pluggable transceivers, and co packaged optical sources which are critical to reduce power dissipation, improve reliability, and reduce overall network costs.

 

Key Technologies Covered

  • Co-packaged optics
  • AI / ML laser sources
  • Optical circuit switches
  • External Light Source Pluggables (ELSFP)
  • CW lasers

Featured Speakers

Mr. Matthew Sysak

Mr. Matthew Sysak

Chief Technology Officer, Lumentum

Matt Sysak is Chief Technology Officer at Lumentum where he leads technology strategy shaping the future of AI infrastructure. With more than 20 years of experience Matt brings deep technology and systems-level expertise to solve the most critical challenges facing optical interconnect for Scale up, Scale out, and Scale across applications.  Before joining Lumentum in 2024, Matt led laser and platform engineering at Ayar Labs and held senior roles at Intel, where his graduate research on hybrid silicon lasers was commercialized and has shipped millions of units. He holds MS and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Penn State.