Explore the critical role of photonic integration and digital signal processing in addressing capacity and density challenges in optical networks. Dive into traffic trends, space and power constraints, and the characteristics of electronic and photonic integration. Learn about different types of electro-photonic integration and follow the journey of a bit through wired networks. Examine coherent technology as an ideal application for electro-photonic integration and compare two material systems for photonic integration. Discover integration achievements in transport, trends in coherent transceivers, and how electro-photonic integration tackles challenges in transport. Investigate future transport trends benefiting from this technology, as well as its applications in campus and data center environments. Understand the penetration of multilevel and coherent technologies into shorter reach applications and explore the journey from switch to front panel. Finally, learn about a 50Tbps switch with co-packaged optics that saves power and space. Read more