Optical

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology have developed a silicon-based photonic chip platform that guides light with efficiencies approaching those of optical fiber, enabling extremely low-loss optical circuits across...

Coherent unveiled new single- and dual-chip 980 nm uncooled micro-pump lasers delivering up to 700 mW per fiber output in a compact 3-pin module package, targeting next-generation coherent transmission systems...

Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AOI) announced it has received its first volume order for 1.6T optical transceivers from a major hyperscale customer as AI-driven infrastructure accelerates demand for higher-speed data center...

 TIME dotCom Berhad deployed new coherent optical technology from Ciena across the FASTER submarine cable system, enabling 1 Tbps data transmission on a single carrier wavelength across the transpacific route...

STMicroelectronics announced it has entered high-volume production of its silicon photonics PIC100 platform, a 300 mm manufacturing technology designed to support optical interconnects for hyperscale data centers and AI clusters....

Coherent Corp. announced a 224Gbps quad-channel transimpedance amplifier (TIA) designed to support next-generation 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers used in AI and cloud infrastructure. The device targets high-speed optical interconnects...

ENET, part of the Network Infrastructure division of NSI Industries, introduced a new 1.6Tbps DR8 OSFP224 optical transceiver designed for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and hyperscale data center environments. The...

VIAVI Solutions will showcase a range of validation technologies for next-generation AI fabrics and high-speed optical interconnects at OFC 2026 in Los Angeles, highlighting the growing complexity of testing large-scale...

Coherent introduced its WaveMaker 4000A Programmable Optical Spectrum Synthesizer, a test instrument designed to generate programmable DWDM spectra across the entire Super C-Band. The system targets validation of transmission systems,...

Huawei has outlined a roadmap for an AI-centric all-optical target network designed to support emerging AI services and next-generation broadband applications. Speaking at the Green All-Optical Network Forum hosted by...

Marvell introduced a new generation of coherent optical technology designed to scale interconnect capacity between AI data centers. The company unveiled what it describes as the industry’s first 1.6T ZR/ZR+...

Seattle-based NLM Photonics announced that it is sampling 1.6T and 3.2T silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to select customers and plans to demonstrate a 1.6T DR8 device at...

Ayar Labs secured $500 million in Series E funding to accelerate high-volume production of its co-packaged optics (CPO) technology aimed at AI scale-up infrastructure. The round was led by Neuberger...