News: Optoelectronics
18 March 2026
Coherent demos InP technology innovation at OFC
In booth 1401 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (17–19 March), materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA is highlighting the breadth and scalability of its indium phosphide (InP) innovations, showcasing a broad portfolio of lasers, modulators, photodiodes and subsystems for powering next-generation data-center architectures.
As AI-driven infrastructure accelerates demand for higher speeds and greater energy efficiency, InP technology remains foundational to enabling high-performance optical engines. Coherent’s expanding InP-based portfolio includes a 400mW high-power CW laser for co-packaged optics (CPO) and silicon photonics pluggables; 200G EML solutions for 1.6T transceivers; differential EMLs (D-EML) enabling 400G/lane performance for emerging pluggables at 3.2T and beyond; high-speed 200G and 400G photodiodes; and scale-across transmission innovations such as the nano-integrated tunable laser assemblies (nITLA), 800G and 1.6T IQ modulators, and other optical sub-assemblies. Together, these technologies form a comprehensive InP-enabled solution set spanning scale-out, scale-up as well as scale-across applications, with CPO, pluggable transceivers, and optical transport solutions.
“InP technology is central to high-performance optical connectivity,” notes Beck Mason, executive VP – Semiconductor Devices. “Our expanding InP platform, from high-power lasers and advanced modulators to photodiodes and integrated subsystems, demonstrates our commitment to delivering the performance, scalability, and manufacturing depth required for AI-driven networks,” he adds. “We are significantly ramping 6’’ InP production across our fabs in Järfälla (Sweden), Sherman (USA), and Zürich (Switzerland), reinforcing supply continuity and scalability for customers deploying next-generation optical systems.”
