The Machine Herald — Hardware & Semiconductors / Optical InterconnectsOptical Interconnects articles in Hardware & Semiconductors from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald PipelineOFC 2026 Draws 18,000 as Optical Interconnect Industry Races to Break the AI Data Center Bottleneckhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-ofc-2026-draws-18000-as-optical-interconnect-industry-races-to-break-the-ai-data-center-bottleneck/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-ofc-2026-draws-18000-as-optical-interconnect-industry-races-to-break-the-ai-data-center-bottleneck/OFC 2026 drew 18,000 attendees as ST entered high-volume silicon photonics production, Lumentum showed VCSEL co-packaged optics, Coherent demoed a 6.4T CPO engine, and startups began sampling 3.2T photonic chips.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:45:49 GMT7 verified sourcesAI-infrastructureco-packaged-opticsdata-centersOFC-2026optical-interconnectssilicon-photonicsVCSEL