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Beyond Silicon: Advanced Materials for Modulation

Webinar

Speakers

Moderator

Dr. Robert Blum

SVP, Sales and Marketing
at Lightwave Logic, Inc.

Dr. Felipe Della Lucia ​

Device & Layout 
Integration Engineer
at Lightwave Logic, Inc.

Dr. Kevin McComber

CEO & Co-founder
at Spark Photonics

As data centers, AI clusters, and telecom networks demand faster speeds and lower power consumption, traditional silicon photonics is hitting its physical limits. The solution may lie in a new wave of advanced materials.

Join us for Luceda's webinar series, where we'll focus on advanced photonic modulation materials and the innovative companies bringing them to market. At the forefront of photonic modulation, we’re sitting down with industry leaders working with advanced electro-optic materials, from Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) to cutting-edge polymers and plasmonics, to explore how they are pushing the boundaries of bandwidth, footprint, and energy efficiency. 

For our first session, we welcome Lightwave Logic, Inc., a leading company developing high-speed, low-power electro-optic polymer technology. Lightwave Logic will introduce its electro-optic polymer technology, sharing its perspective on the role of advanced materials in next-generation photonic modulation. They will then present a live design demonstration of a photonic circuit design created in IPKISS using the SilTerra silicon photonics PDK, showing how advanced material platforms can be incorporated into practical photonic design workflows.

In this webinar, you'll:

  • Learn about the unique advantages of emerging modulation materials and how they overcome current PIC bottlenecks.
  • Explore how these materials are being successfully integrated into commercial foundry processes and design workflows.
  • Hear directly from the companies actively scaling these technologies for the market, and ask them about their roadmaps.

Whether you are a PIC designer, a systems architect, or a technology scout, this series will give you a front-row seat to the material innovations defining the next decade of integrated photonics. Register now and don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about advanced materials for high-performance photonic modulators!


Program

 5 mins   - Welcome & Introduction
                   Dr. Kevin McComber - CEO & Co-founder at Spark Photonics

20 mins  - Lightwave Logic: "Lightwave Logic’s Technology Behind Next-Generation PIC Applications”
                   Dr. Robert Blum - SVP, Sales and Marketing at Lightwave Logic

10 mins  - Lightwave Logic: “Technology Demo: Modulator Layout Using the Luceda PDK for SilTerra”
                   Dr. Felipe Della Lucia - Device & Layout Integration Engineer at Lightwave Logic

10 mins  - Q&A

Date & Time
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
2:00 PM 3:00 PM (US/Eastern)

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