Research team manufactures the first universal, programmable and multifunctional photonic chip

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-team-universal-programmable-multifunctional-photonic.html

"on-demand programming and interconnecting of wireless and photonic segments of communication networks, avoiding the generation of bottlenecks that can limit both the capacity and bandwidth available... converter behind antenna, and interface chip, tiny as possible to support higher frequencies... already been integrated into iPRONICS' Smartlight, Vodafone is testing... data centers, telecommunications, AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing, satellites, drones"