USITC Opens Section 337 Investigation into Vertical Power Delivery Systems
The patent investigation reaches across power-semiconductor, module and server suppliers serving hi…
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ECOC 2026 Points to a Heterogeneous Roadmap for AI Optical Interconnects
Post-show analysis suggests pluggables, LPO, NPO, CPO and optical switching will coexist across dif…
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China Plans One Million 50G-PON Ports by 2030 as 10-Gigabit Optical Networks Prepare to Scale
China has incorporated one million 50G-PON ports into its 2030 infrastructure targets, moving 10-gi…
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Volantis Raises $88 Million for VCSEL-Based AI Memory Interconnects
The startup plans to use micro-VCSEL optical links to connect AI processors with larger memory pool…
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Broadband Forum Prepares Multi-Vendor AI and L4S Fibre Demonstrations
Network X demonstrations will connect agentic assurance, AI root-cause analysis, digital twins, ope…
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CScale Raises $145 Million for Fault-Tolerant AI Optical Interconnects
The startup emerged from stealth with NVIDIA and Intel Capital backing, emphasizing continuity when…
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Solinide Secures €4 Million to Commercialize Silicon-Nitride Microcombs
The Swedish company plans to move multi-wavelength microcomb light sources toward scalable producti…
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FIBERSTAMP Introduces an 18W Hybrid 1.6T OSFP224 Transceiver
The 2×DR4 module combines heterogeneous silicon photonics with a half-DSP architecture to target lo…
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OIF Publishes 1600ZR Agreement for Interoperable 1.6T Coherent DCI
The 1600ZR implementation agreement defines a single-wavelength 1.6T coherent interface for amplifi…
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PicoJool Raises $27.5 Million to Scale 200G VCSEL Production
The funding supports 200G VCSELs, microVCSELs and optical-link products aimed at 800G, 1.6T and 3.2…
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Luna Brings Faster OFDR Measurement to AI Optical Production
New Lightwave Analyzer configurations cover O band and C/L band testing as dense optical devices mo…
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ficonTEC Targets Scalable Automation for Photonics Volume Production
The company is moving from highly customized tools toward configurable production systems for silic…
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TeraSignal and Keysight Demonstrate 200G-per-Lane CMIS Link Training
A live ECOC demonstration applies CMIS link training to 200G-per-lane electrical links for next-gen…
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Ayar Labs and GUC Validate CPO Thermal Co-Simulation
Thermal co-simulation brings optical engines, ASICs, bridges and package cooling into one model bef…
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imec Demonstrates a 100GHz Ge/Si APD for Net 400G Reception
The 300mm silicon-photonics device combines 100GHz bandwidth, 5V operation and O-/C-band response f…
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Lumentum Demonstrates DWDM ELSFP for Optical Compute Interconnect
The external-laser module supports the emerging OCI ecosystem by separating the light source from t…
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Coherent Launches PhotonLink Integrated Optics Platform
PhotonLink combines lasers, silicon photonics, fibers, micro-optics, detectors, assembly and test f…
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Lumentum, Qualcomm and Corning Demonstrate 1060nm Optical D2D
A joint board-level demonstration uses VCSEL optics and multimode fiber to explore dense, low-laten…
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Salience Labs Shows a 64-Port Silicon-Photonic Optical Circuit Switch
The 64-port all-optical circuit-switch demonstration targets reconfigurable scale-up and scale-out …
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Coherent Shows 3.2T Pluggable and 6.4T NPO Architectures
A dual-path 3.2T OSFP-size concept and a 6.4T near-packaged optical engine highlight the packaging …
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Marvell Demonstrates 2nm Optical Silicon for 400G-per-Lane Links
ECOC 2026 demonstrations combine 400G-per-lane PAM4, secure 800G ZR/ZR+ and 1.6T coherent technolog…
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Beyond 1.6T: Coherent Shows 3.2T Pluggables and a 6.4T Optical Engine
Coherent’s ECOC 2026 demonstrations push pluggable optics to 3.2T and near-packaged engines to 6.4T…
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LIGENTEC Combines TFLN and III-V Detectors on a Silicon-Nitride Platform
The active-passive platform adds high-speed modulators and photodetectors to low-loss silicon-nitri…
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NTT and Cailabs Explore Direct Optical Links from Satellites to Data Centers
The partners will study coherent optical ground stations connected to terrestrial all-photonic netw…
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Telxius Deploys Nokia 800G Coherent Pluggables Across Three Regions
The IP-over-DWDM rollout spans terrestrial networks in Europe, the United States and Latin America …
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Nokia and Orange Trial Near-Real-Time Optical Network Tomography
The live-network trial used telemetry from coherent transmissions to infer link-by-link conditions …
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Nokia Previews 448G-per-Lane Transmission and 1.6T LPO
ECOC 2026 demonstrations connect today's low-power 1.6T linear optics with a possible electrical an…
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Ayar Labs Expands Funding to Scale Manufacturing-Ready CPO
An additional $150 million brings Ayar Labs' 2026 funding to $650 million, with capital directed to…
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Sivers Invests $30 Million to Expand InP Laser Capacity in Glasgow
The expansion targets annual capacity above 100 million CW DFB lasers for AI data-center and optica…
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iPronics Raises $125 Million for Programmable Optical AI Networks
The Series B will accelerate commercial deployment of a rack-mounted silicon-photonic optical switc…
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Quintessent Raises $40 Million to Scale Quantum-Dot Comb Lasers
The Series A will fund sampling, qualification and manufacturing of a single-chip multi-wavelength …
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Semtech Chipset Targets Triple-Generation 50G PON OLT Modules
The GN7153C and GN28L46 combine XGS-PON OLT functions and burst-mode reception for GPON, XGS-PON an…
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Marvell Expands 1.6T DSPs for Specialized AI Links
Ara T, Ara X, Petra and Aquila M divide 1.6T connectivity into transmit-retimed, resilient, gearbox…
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Coherent Packs Four C+L Transport Rails Into a 1RU Platform
A denser multi-rail optical transport design targets scale-across AI networks that must connect clu…
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U.S. Revises China Chip Licensing: What Optical Suppliers Should Watch
A revised U.S. licensing policy for selected advanced chips raises fresh compliance, customer-scree…
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New 100G TIA Targets Better Receiver Performance in 400G and 800G Modules
Coherent’s 56-Gbaud PAM4 transimpedance amplifier highlights how receiver noise, linearity and prod…
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U.S. Data-Center Permitting Push Could Accelerate Demand for High-Speed Optics
A White House order prioritizes large AI data centers, power and networking infrastructure, potenti…
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NIST Microcomb Research Points to Denser Terabit Optical Links
NIST’s silicon-photonics program combines an efficient microcomb with integrated electronics to dem…
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224G SerDes and 200G Optical Lanes Define the 1.6T Transition
OFC interoperability work links 224G-class electrical interfaces with 200G optical lanes, giving 1.…
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1.6T Silicon-Photonics Module Uses a 3nm DSP to Cut Power
Coherent’s 1.6T DR8 demonstration combines 200G electrical and optical lanes with a 3nm DSP, target…
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Broadcom Maps a Path Toward 200T AI Optical Interconnects
Broadcom’s OFC portfolio spans CPO, 200G/lane DSP and lasers, PCIe over optics, LPO and 800G AEC—ev…
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NVIDIA Brings Co-Packaged Optics Into the AI Switch Roadmap
Spectrum-X and Quantum-X Photonics integrate silicon photonics with switches, showing how CPO may c…
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800G ZR and Pluggable Line Systems Simplify Data-Center Interconnect
Compact optical line systems and 800G ZR/ZR+ optics are moving amplification and DWDM functions clo…
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