Acacia’s Song Jiang delivered a presentation at the 2025 OptiNet China Conference that explored the role of optical technologies — specifically IMDD and coherent optics — in bridging the bandwidth gap driven by AI’s exponential growth. Dr. Song dove into the advancements and applications in coherent and IMDD systems, highlighting their applicability in scaling intra-data center and inter-data center network capacity. By examining key innovations in optical technology and network architecture, the session offered insights into how these optical solutions can optimize performance, power efficiency, and cost for AI-driven workloads.
