FAST Photonics Technologies, Shenzhen, China, has announced plans to develop and manufacture high-speed optical transceiver products based on Intel’s Silicon Photonics Technology.

FAST will use Intel’s industry leading Silicon Photonics - technology which combines integrated circuits and semiconductor lasers into photonic chips. Compared with traditional optical systems composed of hundreds of discrete building blocks, silicon photonics integrate a number of optoelectronic components onto a single silicon chip, which allows for easier assembly, smaller size, and higher product reliability.