Optical

Kopin Corporation and Fabric.AI unveiled a MicroLED-based optical interconnect architecture aimed at replacing copper links in AI data centers. The companies secured a $15 million initial development order to fund a demonstration...

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) introduced its NeuraWave photonic reservoir computing platform as deployment-ready hardware, targeting real-time AI inference at the edge. The system, first shown at SC25, uses hybrid photonic-digital...

Marvell is acquiring Polariton Technologies to bring plasmonics-based optical modulation into its portfolio as the industry pushes toward 3.2T interconnects for AI-driven data center networks. Marvell Technology, Inc. said the deal adds...

Aeluma landed a new NASA award to push integrated quantum dot lasers closer to commercialization, extending the company’s work on silicon photonics for data communications and sensing. The April 21...

Silicon Catalyst Japan K.K. has selected SCALE photonics Inc., a spin-off from Sony Semiconductor Solutions, as the first project for both its incubation program and affiliated investment fund. The Tokyo-based accelerator...

STL Optical Connectivity, the U.S. subsidiary of Sterlite Technologies Ltd., introduced its Neuralis data center connectivity portfolio at Data Center World 2026 in Washington, D.C., positioning the platform for AI-driven infrastructure deployments across...

InPHRED expanded into the data center optical interconnect market, extending its nanoporous semiconductor platform to address ultra-short-reach optical I/O and intra-data-center connectivity for AI infrastructure. The Boston-based company outlined a...

e XPO (eXtra-dense Pluggable Optics) ecosystem is gaining traction following its introduction at OFC 2026, as vendors align around a new 12.8 Tbps pluggable module format designed for AI-scale infrastructure....

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) (NASDAQ: AAOI) is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint with plans to add approximately 388,000 square feet of new capacity in Pearland, Texas, as demand for high-speed...

Molex has signed an agreement to acquire Teramount Ltd., aiming to accelerate the commercialization of co-packaged optics (CPO) for AI, cloud, and 5G infrastructure. The deal centers on integrating Teramount’s detachable fiber-to-chip...

nEye.ai, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $80 million in Series C funding to scale its optical circuit switching technology for AI infrastructure, with the round led by...

Credo agreed to acquire DustPhotonics for $750 million in cash plus stock, positioning the company to vertically integrate silicon photonics into its high-speed connectivity portfolio for AI infrastructure. The deal...

Vector Photonics demonstrated a free-space optical communications link using photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSELs) across the River Clyde in Glasgow, marking the first public, real-world deployment of the technology...