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Featured PostJune 25, 2026

The Backbone of AI Infrastructure: Why Optical Components Will Define the Next Era of Data Centers

AI Infrastructure Is Becoming a Living System The brain may direct the body, but it relies on the heart, blood vessels, and lungs to circulate oxygen, carry signals, and keep every organ in sync.AI infrastructure is reaching a similar point. For several years the industry has focused on compute: GPUs, accelerators, memory, and the race to deliver more tokens at lower cost. That focus was…

Sri Venkat - Senior VP, GM Component Business UnitSri Venkat
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Reliability Becomes the New Currency: How CPO Is Rewriting Laser Performance

A Formula 1 car doesn't win on horsepower alone. The fastest engines in the sport lose to slower ones every season because reliability—not peak perfor…

Naren IdnaniNaren Idnani
June 17, 2026
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MEMS Mirrors and the Evolution of Optical Switching in AI Data Centers

Why the Optical Layer Needs to Adapt With AI networks continuing to scale, the demands placed on the optical layer inside the data center are cha…

Sheldon McLaughlinSheldon McLaughlin
May 28, 2026
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Enabling the Next Phase of AI Optical Infrastructure

OFC 2026 Takeaways, Part 2 – From Industry Shifts to Technology Implementation

Christian UrricarietChristian Urricariet
April 30, 2026
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The New Photonics Ecosystem for the AI/ML Infrastructure 

OFC 2026 Takeaways, Part 1 – Event and Market Trend Overview

Loukas ParaschisLoukas Paraschis
April 28, 2026
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Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration: Reshaping Photonic Architectures for AI

AI infrastructure growth follows a reinforcing cycle. Larger models drive the need for more hardware. That hardware demand accelerates technology inno…

Matt GuzyMatt Guzy
March 31, 2026
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EMLs: The Unsung Heroes Powering AI's Digital Arteries

How microscopic semiconductor devices move AI data at light speed through modern data centers

Deepak ShivaprasadDeepak Shivaprasad
February 10, 2026
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