News: Optoelectronics
8 August 2025
Lumentum expanding ultra-high-power laser production in San Jose
Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is to fund a major capacity expansion of its US-based semiconductor facility.
As essential components in co-packaged optics (CPO) platforms, Lumentum’s indium phosphide (InP)-based ultra-high-power (UHP) lasers are designed and manufactured at its Rose Orchard Way facility in San Jose. Backed by decades of experience in high-power telecom lasers, the UHP laser supports low-power, highly resilient optical networking systems that are foundational to modern AI data centers.
The commitment to expanding domestic manufacturing “supports a robust AI infrastructure supply chain,” says president & CEO Michael Hurlston.
Lumentum is working with NVIDIA on advanced networking technologies for AI infrastructure. “With AI transforming every industry, the demand for high-performance, energy-efficient optical interconnects is growing rapidly,” notes Gilad Shainer, senior VP, networking, at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA is working closely with industry innovators like Lumentum to deliver improved power efficiency and network resiliency for the AI factories of the future.”
Lumentum showcases next-gen InP chips enabling scalable AI data centers
