A good perspective from an industry insider.

I think the following statements highlight the advantages that POETs Optical Interposer Platform offers. Integration of electronics and optics is needed to reduce manufacturing costs.

“There are manufacturing complexities with semiconductors and semiconductor process but optics takes it to a whole different level,”

Finisar says its laser fab employs several hundred people whereas its optical transceiver factories employ thousands: 5,000 staff in Malaysia and some 5,500 in China.