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SAXONBURG, Pa., Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), the global leader in photonics, today announced new optical technologies and live demonstrations designed to help customers scale AI infrastructure at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2026 in M\u00e1laga, Spain.<\/p>\n

At Stand 2100, Hall 2, Coherent will showcase innovations spanning AI datacenter connectivity, co-packaged optics (CPO) and near-packaged optics (NPO), next-generation pluggable transceivers, optical transport, specialty fibers, optical circuit switching, advanced materials, and thermal management addressing rising power density.<\/p>\n

PhotonLink\u2122, a new integrated optics platforms which brings together Coherent\u2019s critical optical technologies and integration capabilities to support CPO, NPO and emerging chip to chip connectivity. The platform combines components and complete optical assemblies with manufacturing at scale. Additional details about PhotonLink will be announced separately.<\/p>\n

“Scaling AI infrastructure requires more than bandwidth \u2013 it requires solving power, integration and thermal challenges together,\u201d said Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi, Chief Marketing Officer at Coherent. “At ECOC, we are demonstrating how Coherent\u2019s expertise across materials, components and optical systems helps customers address those challenges \u2013 from connections near compute to links between datacenters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n FEATURED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Coherent’s demonstrations illustrate how its vertical integration across materials, devices, components, modules and systems supports different AI connectivity architectures including scale-across, scale-out, scale-up and chip to chip. Highlights include:<\/p>\n

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\n 3.2T 2xDR4 Transceiver in an OSFP-Size Package<\/u>
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Coherent will demonstrate a compact 3.2T pluggable architecture with dual 1.6T optical paths in an OSFP-size package. The technology demonstration incorporates eight 425G PAM4 line-side optical lanes, Coherent Differential EMLs and Coherent photodiodes, highlighting progress toward next-generation 400G-per-lane optical connectivity.<\/p>\n

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\n 6.4T NPO Optical Engine<\/u>
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A 6.4T NPO demonstration will showcase a compact and power-efficient optical engine for high-density AI Scale-Up and Scale-Out fabrics. The demonstration brings together silicon photonics, fiber attach technology, ELSFPs, and Coherent laser technology to illustrate the advantages of vertical integration across critical optical interfaces.<\/p>\n

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\n VCSEL-Based Optics for AI Scale-Up<\/u>
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Coherent will demonstrate high-density 2D VCSEL and photodiode arrays for highly parallel optical architectures in CPO and NPO low latency connectivity.<\/p>\n

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\n Full C-Band Pluggable Optical Line System<\/u>
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For DCI and Scale-Across applications, Coherent will showcase its LS200 full C-band pluggable optical line system for datacenter interconnect and transport applications. The compact architecture brings pluggable line-system functionality closer to the router or switch while supporting flexible point-to-point optical transport.<\/p>\n

\n OPTICAL COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES AND MODULES<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Coherent will also showcase new products and emerging technologies across its optical networking portfolio, including:<\/p>\n