POET Wins Lightwave Award for Its Outstanding AI Hardware Technology
The POET Optical Interposer™ earns its 4th prestigious honor in less than a year
TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- POET Technologies Inc. ("POET" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), a leader in the design and implementation of highly integrated optical engines and light sources for Artificial Intelligence networks, today announced that it was the recipient of another prestigious award. Lightwave+BTR Innovation Reviews, a recognized authority in the optoelectronics industry, named POET as an Elite Score recipient for its 2025 awards.
The publication, which recognizes excellence in a product or technology applicable to optical networks, singled out the POET Optical Interposer™ for the honor. A panel of judges, comprised of experts from the optical communications and broadband communities, awarded POET in the Optical Transceiver and Transponder category.
“On behalf of the Lightwave+BTR Innovation Reviews, I would like to congratulate POET on achieving a well-deserved level honoree status. This competitive program enables Lightwave+BTR to showcase and applaud the most innovative products, projects, technologies, and programs that significantly impact the industry,” commented Lightwave+BTR Editor-in-Chief Sean Buckley.
Lightwave+BTR will present POET with the award statue during the 2025 OFC Conference in San Francisco (March 31-April 3).
“The Lightwave+BTR honor is another in a growing list of indicators that our platform technology and the innovation it brings is gaining more attention from within our industry,” stated POET Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Suresh Venkatesan. “We are seeing strong interest from new and existing customers precisely because of the reasons that the Lightwave+BTR panelists identify. The POET Optical Interposer provides costs savings, power efficiency, and superior performance as the industry rapidly moves toward speeds of 1.6Tbps and higher.”
The accolade is the fourth award that POET has received in the past eight months. The others include the AI Breakthrough Award for “Best Optical AI Solution”, Global Tech’s “Best in Artificial Intelligence” award and the Gold Medal from the Merit Awards as “AI Innovator of the Year”.
Lightwave+BTR judges reviewed entries based on the following criteria:
Originality
Innovation
Positive impact on the customer
How well it addresses a new or existing requirement
Novelty of approach
Cost-effectiveness.
The POET Optical Interposer is the foundation for the Company’s highly integrated silicon-based optical engines and light sources that are designed to power AI hardware applications and data center hyperscalers to the next level of speed and performance.
Along with the Lightwave+BTR recognition, POET has also been featured in a number of other industry outlets since the beginning of 2025, including:
Photonics Spectra: View Dr. Venkatesan’s presentation at the Integrated Photonics Summit
Converge Network: POET’s Predictions for 2025
SI Market: A New Horizon for POET Technologies
Photonics Online: Read POET’s article on “Why Optical Interposers Are The Hidden But Essential Component For The AI Revolution”