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Keysight and Coherent demo 200G/lane multimode technology at OFC

What happened

Keysight and Coherent demonstrated 200G-per-lane VCSEL technology at OFC 2025, targeting higher bandwidth for AI/ML data center interconnects. This is a long-term R&D milestone for next-generation short-reach optical links. Neutral: No immediate supply, demand, or price impact on current trading components.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 10/100

Affected components and suppliers

VCSELMultimode Optical Transceivers

Keysight TechnologiesCoherent Corp

R&Ddata-centerAI-infrastructure

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 4/3/2025 · View original source

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Keysight and Coherent demo 200G/lane multimode technology at OFC

What happened

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