Applied Optoelectronics used OFC 2026 to highlight a 25dBm ultra-high-power external laser small form-factor pluggable (ELSFP), positioning the device as a key optical source for emerging AI data center architectures...
Credo introduced Cardinal, a new family of 3nm 224G/lane optical DSPs aimed at 1.6T transceivers for AI compute fabrics. The company said the new devices target the bandwidth, latency, reliability,...
Lumentum used OFC 2026 to showcase a new optical interconnect platform for AI scale-up networks based on 1060nm VCSEL technology. The company said the solution is designed for next-generation rack-level...
Coherent showcased its latest optical technologies supporting the transition to 1.6T data center interconnects, emphasizing ecosystem readiness across lasers, components, and packaging. The announcement reflects increasing alignment across the supply...
Coherent used OFC 2026 to highlight its expanding Indium Phosphide portfolio for next-generation data center and transport optics. The company said its InP roadmap spanned lasers, modulators, photodiodes, and integrated...
Semtech said it is showcasing live demonstrations at OFC 2026 spanning 224G and 448G solutions for AI and data center interconnect applications, including live 1.6T and 3.2T copper and optical...
Lightmatter introduced its Passage L20 optical engine, targeting high-density optical interconnects for AI data centers as bandwidth requirements push beyond the limits of electrical signaling. The new module delivers 6.4...
Nokia introduced a PON-based out-of-band management (OOBM) architecture aimed at simplifying data center operations while reducing power, space, and cost. Announced on March 16, 2026, the new Aurelis for Data...
NVIDIA introduced its Vera Rubin DSX AI Factory reference design and made its Omniverse DSX Blueprint generally available, positioning both as foundational frameworks for building large-scale, energy-optimized AI infrastructure. Announced...
Marvell and Lumentum demonstrated a rack-scale optical circuit switching (OCS) system designed to improve scalability and efficiency in AI cluster interconnects. The system integrates Marvell’s optical connectivity silicon with Lumentum’s...
Keysight and Broadcom demonstrated interoperability of Ultra Ethernet Consortium technologies at full 800 GbE line rate, showcasing link-layer mechanisms designed to address congestion, reliability, and latency challenges in large-scale AI...
AFL, Corning Incorporated, Lightera, and Prysmian issued a joint statement on March 16, 2026 affirming their ability to supply Build America, Buy America (BABA)-compliant fiber and cable for the full...
The Advanced Photonics Coalition (APC) reported membership growth to more than 50 companies, adding 10 new organizations in 2026 as the industry accelerates efforts to standardize silicon photonics manufacturing for...
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