Embedded Executive: Photonics Can Provide a Needed Boost For Data Centers | NLM Photonics

Embedded Executive: Photonics Can Provide a Needed Boost For Data Centers | NLM Photonics

July 22, 2026 · 11 min

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The episode discusses how photonics can help reduce power consumption in data centers, which are essential for advancing AI technology despite public pushback against them.

It seems like nobody wants a data center in their backyard. In fact, they are starting to be banned completely by some states. But we need them if we are going to move AI technology forward. So, what do we do? One of the reasons for the pushback is the power required to drive these massive data centers. While it’s not the be-all, end-all, the use of photonics is one method that can reduce power consumption in data centers. Photonics has been used before, but not as the mainstream ...

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