News: Optoelectronics
16 March 2026
Lumentum executives and technical experts presenting at OFC
At the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (15–19 March), executives and technical experts from Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) are sharing their perspectives on the optical communication market (including challenges and opportunities, and the technology shaping the future of AI data centers and optical networks) in the following speaking engagements.
Optica Executive Forum
16 March at the JW Marriott Los Angeles, Platinum Ballroom:
2–3pm — Fireside Chat with CTOs: Matt Sysak;
3:30–4:30pm — CEO Panel: Michael Hurlston.
OFC Special Programs
16 March (10:30am–12:30pm in Room 502A), ‘Scaling Networks for the AI Era: From Data Centers to Wide Area Networks’ — panellist: Michael DeMerchant, senior director, PLM, OCS;
17 March (10:30–11:30am in Expo Theater II), ‘IEEE Future Directions panel on The Network and System Implications of CPO/NPO/xPO and the New Photonics Ecosystem for AI/ML Interconnects’ — organized and moderated by Loukas Paraschis, VP business development;
17 March (4–5pm in Expo Theater II), ‘IOWN Global Forum’s Vision for Future Open AI Networking: What Industry Collaboration Is Needed for Scalable AI Cluster Networks?’ — Michael DeMerchant, senior director, PLM, OCS;
17 March (4:30–6:30pm in Room 515A), ‘Symposia: Next Generation Interconnects for AI Scale Up Systems’ — Matt Sysak, CTO, Cloud and Networking;
17 March (7:30-9pm in Room 502A), ‘Rump Session: From Short Hops to Long Hauls: Which Parts of the Fiber Spectrum Shall We Use, and Why?’ — Brian Kim, director, PLM, Switching;
OFC Workshops
15 March (1:00–3:30pm in Room 502B), ‘Optical Networking for AI Datacenters’ — Peter Roorda, general manager, Switching;
17 March (4:30–6:30pm in Room 515B), ‘High-Speed EAMs and EMLs’ — Ryosuke Hatai, senior Laser Semiconductor Engineer.
NVIDIA announces strategic partnership with Lumentum to develop data-center optics
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