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AI CURATED HOT STORY · 11/2/2026

PsiQuantum Unveils Optical Circuit Switching on Silicon Photonics Platform

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PsiQuantum unveiled an 8x8 optical circuit switching (OCS) prototype built on its low-loss silicon photonics platform to address AI infrastructure scaling bottlenecks. Lab tests demonstrated 1.2 dB insertion loss and sub-3ms reconfiguration time without amplification, exceeding initial performance targets.

LATEST/PsiQuantum unveiled an 8x8 optical circuit switching (OCS) prototype built on its low-loss silicon photonics platform to address AI infrastructure scaling bottlenecks. Lab tests demonstrated 1.2 dB insertion loss and sub-3ms reconfiguration time without amplification, exceeding initial performance targets.

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    PsiQuantum Unveils Optical Circuit Switching on Silicon Photonics Platform

    • PsiQuantum introduced an 8x8 OCS demo vehicle on a low-loss silicon photonics platform targeting AI cluster interconnect bottlenecks.
    • Lab results show typical 1.2 dB insertion loss, 40 dB crosstalk, and <3 ms reconfiguration time without signal amplification.
    • The technology leverages manufacturing capabilities developed for utility-scale quantum computing to address data center network scalability challenges.