High speed is an inevitable trend in the future development of optical modules. With the evolution of optical modules towards high speeds such as 400G, 800G, and even 1.6T, the transmission speed of Tb/s optical fibers may become a bottleneck in optical communication transmission rate. The ultra-high transmission rate of silicon photonic integration technology can break this bottleneck and achieve Pb/s level transmission. Meanwhile, due to the low price and mature application of silicon materials in semiconductor processes, it can greatly reduce the procurement cost and integration technology difficulty of optical modules, breaking through the cost limitations of traditional optical modules.
China's communication industry belongs to the national strategic basic industry, which has been continuously promoted and supported by the government, and has maintained sustained growth in recent years. 5G is the main direction for the development of next-generation mobile communication technology and an important component of future next-generation information infrastructure. Compared with 4G, 5G communication technology has faster speed, wider bandwidth, higher reliability, and lower latency. It will become an important carrier for China to fill the digital divide and open the door to new industries such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. Based on the advantages of 5G communication technology, the country actively promotes 5G research and industrial application, and the future prospects of industrial development are broad, which will drive the sustainable development of the optical module industry.
