Coherent launched PhotonLink, an integrated optics platform supporting co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, and emerging chip-to-chip connectivity for AI infrastructure.

Coherent announced PhotonLink as an integrated optics platform for next-generation AI data centers. The announcement describes a combination of photonics technologies, precision assembly, and testing capabilities intended to provide complete optical solutions.

The platform supports co-packaged optics (CPO) and near-packaged optics (NPO), as well as emerging chip-to-chip connectivity. These are distinct connectivity and packaging applications within the platform’s stated scope, rather than separate GPU or server products.

The supplied announcement establishes the platform launch and its supported application categories. It does not disclose link speeds, energy per bit, transmission distances, customer deployments, pricing, or production volumes, so no quantified performance or adoption conclusion can be drawn.