OFC 2026 Opens Next Week in Los Angeles With Sold-Out Exhibition, as AI-Driven Network Demand Fuels Surge of Major Product Debuts and Breakthrough Innovations

The 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the world’s largest annual gathering for optical networking and communications professionals, takes place next week at the Los ...
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Broadcom debuts Taurus DSP to power 1.6T optical modules for AI networks

Broadcom debuted the Taurus BCM83640, a specialized chip to power next-generation optical transceivers. The digital signal processor (DSP) is designed to enable 1.6 Tb/s (1.6T) pluggable modules and ...

Nvidia invests $4B in co-packaged optics suppliers Lumentum, Coherent

Last March, Nvidia debuted two data center switch families that use an emerging packet transmission technology called ...
IEEE

Optical Modules and Networks for AI-Era Data Centers

Abstract: We review recent advances in optical modules and networks for AI-era data centers (DCs), covering intra-DC optical pluggable transceivers, DC interconnections, optical cross-connect based ...
blockonomi

Former SpaceX Engineers Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical Technology

Mesh Optical Technologies raised $50 million led by Thrive Capital to develop optical transceivers for data centers The startup was founded by former SpaceX employees who worked on Starlink laser ...
technode

Prazen Develops Ultra-Thin, High-Performance Optical Module, Achieves 5 mm thickness, 50° field of view, and 50% optical efficiency

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Prazen, a specialist in AR optical modules, announced the successful development of a next-generation ultra-thin optical module achieving 5 mm ...
technode

SuperX Partners with TFC to Expand AI Optical Connectivity Markets Worldwide

Headquartered in Singapore, the Joint Venture is dedicated to delivering end-to-end optical solutions for next-gen AI Data Centers (“AIDC”). The Joint Venture aims to help address critical bottlenecks ...
IEEE

Failure management in optical networks with ML: a tutorial on applications, challenges, and pitfalls [Invited]

Abstract: This tutorial identifies and discusses the main design choices and challenges arising in the application of machine learning (ML) to optical network failure management (ONFM), including ...