Jun 26, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
In this podcast, Sally chats with Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris. As copper reaches its physical limits, Harris explains why photonics is moving from niche technology to AI infrastructure necessity, and…
Sally Ward-FoxtonHostSo I think when we first met at least five years ago now, some people maybe would have thought silicon photonics was a bit of a niche or certainly an up-and-coming technology at that point.
But today, of course, photonics is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure.
What has happened in the last five years that's really brought this technology into the spotlight?
Yeah, I guess we have known each other for probably five years, maybe a little bit more.
We got to know each other, I think, through the AI accelerator sort of boom that was happening.
So I think when we first met at least five years ago now, some people maybe would have thought silicon photonics was a bit of a niche or certainly an up-and-coming technology at that point.
But today, of course, photonics is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure.
What has happened in the last five years that's really brought this technology into the spotlight?
Yeah, I guess we have known each other for probably five years, maybe a little bit more.
We got to know each other, I think, through the AI accelerator sort of boom that was happening.
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