A passive optical network (PON) is a type of fiber-optic telecommunications network that uses unpowered (passive) optical splitters to distribute a single optical signal to multiple endpoints.

In this podcast, we spoke with Amit Thakar, vice president of signal integrity product marketing at Semtech, about the shift from DSP-based to linear optical architectures and other issues. 

In this new eBook, we address how co-packaged optics (CPO), a high-speed networking technology that integrates optical components (lasers, photodetectors) directly with switch/compute chips (ASICs) in the same package, continues to show promise. 

As global data consumption continues to surge, the demand for smarter, denser fiber solutions is accelerating due to growth in AI workloads, cloud expansion, and the proliferation of edge computing.