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Coherent Showcases Optical Innovations to Scale AI Infrastructure at ECOC 2026

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Coherent announced PhotonLink, a new integrated optics platform that combines components and optical assemblies to support co-packaged optics (CPO), near-packaged optics (NPO), and chip-to-chip connectivity.

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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 Málaga, Spain. 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. PhotonLink™, a new integrated optics platforms which brings together Coherent's 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. "Scaling AI infrastructure requires more than bandwidth – it requires solving power, integration and thermal challenges together," said Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi, Chief Marketing Officer at Coherent. "At ECOC, we are demonstrating how Coherent's expertise across materials, components and optical systems helps customers address those challenges – from connections near compute to links between...

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