Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Silicon photonics has spent years waiting for its moment. According to Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris, that moment has finally arrived - not because photonics suddenly became better, but because conventional electrical interconnects have reached their limits. In this episode, Harris explains why AI has shifted from a compute-bound problem to an interconnect- and memory-bound one, how Lightmatter evolved from pursuing photonic processors to building optical networking technology, and why the company's new integrated laser platform represents the next step toward scaling AI infrastructure beyond what copper can support.

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