OFC 2026

March 17 -19, 2026
L.A. Convention Center, LA, California
Booth #1401

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Connect with our technology leaders, product experts, and business strategists at OFC 2026. Whether you're designing next-generation AI fabrics or upgrading transport networks, our team is ready to collaborate.

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Featured Technologies

Scale-Up:
CPO & CPO Enabling Technologies

Scale-Out:
Datacom Transceivers

Scale Across:
Telecom transceivers and Wavelength Management

Hear from Our Experts at OFC 2026

Papers, workshops, talks, and poster presentations

Date	Topic	Speaker	Venue
Sun, Mar 15 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Conference- workshop Chasing the Limit: On the Path to Photonic Scale-Up with Ultra-Low-Energy/Bit	Chris Kocot	West Hall: Room 515B \| LA Convention Center
Mon, Mar 16 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	S1: Datacom Subsystems and Systems Technologies for 400G/Lane IM/DD Interconnects	Anna Tatarczak	Concourse Hall: Room 403B \| LA Convention Center
Mon, Mar 16 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Optica Executive Forum CEO panel	Jim Anderson	J.W Marriott Hotel Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
Mon, Mar 16 10:50 am - 12:00 pm	Optica Executive Forum Scale out Data Center Networks	Sanjai Parthasarathi
Mon, Mar 16 10:50 am - 12:00 pm	Optica Executive Forum Scale out Data Center Networks	Vipul Bhatt
Mon, Mar 16 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Optica Executive Forum Fireside chat with CTO	Julie Eng
Tue, Mar 17 8:00 am - 10:00 am	Plenary Session Scaling the Optical Future: Optical Technologies Driving AI, Data Centers and Communications Networks	Julie Eng	JW Marriott next to the Los Angeles Convention Center
Tue, Mar 17 10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Market Watch State of the Industry: Now and in 2031	Vipul Bhatt	Expo Theater I \| LA Convention Center
Tue, Mar 17 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm	Special Event Scaling AI Clusters: Challenges in Scale-Up and Scale-Out for Future Growth	Stephen Koehler	Expo Theater II \| LA Convention Center
Wed, Mar 18 11:45 am - 12:45 pm	Special Event 800ZR/LR and 1600ZR/ZR+/CL - Changing the Game...Again	Georg Clarici	Expo Theater II \| LA Convention Center
Tue, Mar 19 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm	OCP session AI Scale-Up Opportunities with Short-Reach Optical Interconnects	Vipul Bhatt	Expo Theater I \| LA Convention Center

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Optical Transceivers

Get the pluggable module performance you need from the manufacturer of choice for all major networking equipment vendors worldwide.

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Optoelectronic Devices

Use these lasers, photodiodes, and associated integrated circuits for optical applications in navigation, interconnects, and sensing.

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Optical Circuit Switch

Reduce the number of electrical switches while lowering costly optical-to-electrical-to-optical conversions in AI architectures.

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Wavelength Management

Choose from the industry’s broadest portfolio of wavelength-management products designed for the next-generation of dynamically reconfigurable optical networks.

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Cooling Datacenters

Mitigating thermal damage in today’s high-powered datacenter environment.

Thermal scan (Thermal imaging camera) Scan to Server computer for temperature checking in Data Center, Server room

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Polarization Maintaining Fibers

Coherent NuPANDA fibers are polarization maintaining fibers with the broadest operating wavelength range, highest birefringence and highest mode field uniformity.

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Communication Components

Choose from a comprehensive offering of optical components optimized for datacom and telecom systems, data centers, and networks.

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Optical Instrumentation

Use these instruments for optical filtering, switching, and spectrum analysis tasks in R&D and production test applications.

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In the News

Stay updated on Coherent’s latest announcements and technology breakthroughs at OFC 2026.

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Six Coherent Products Recognized by Lightwave Innovation Awards

Coherent proudly announced that six of its products have received awards in the 2026 Lightwave Innovation Reviews

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Coherent Executives Take the Stage at the Optica Executive Forum at OFC 2026

Coherent announced the participation of its executives in key thought leadership sessions at the Optica Executive Forum during OFC 2026

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Coherent Corp. to Host A Technology Innovation Briefing on March 17, 2026

Coherent announced that it will host a Technology Innovation Briefing during the 2026 OFC in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza in Los Angeles.

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