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Interesting description of applications:

Application Scenario

●Optical communication: Silicon photonic chips can not only convert optical signals into electrical signals, but also realize high-speed optical transceiver modules, supporting high-speed information transmission in data centers and 5G infrastructure.
●Artificial intelligence: Silicon photonic chips can achieve high-performance data exchange and computing, supporting the rapid operation of artificial intelligence algorithms.
●Lidar: Silicon photonic chips are small in size and fast in response, and can achieve high-resolution three-dimensional imaging and identify objects. They are used in smart vehicles, robots, security and other fields.