Coherent Corp. reports news on a vertically integrated photonics business that develops lasers, transceivers, optical and optoelectronic components, modules, systems and engineered materials. Its updates commonly focus on financial results, capacity expansion and technology demand tied to datacenter communications, industrial applications and broader communications markets.
Recurring product news covers AI datacenter infrastructure, co-packaged optics, pluggable transceivers, multi-rail optical transport and materials platforms such as Indium Phosphide, silicon photonics, VCSELs and silicon carbide epitaxy. Company announcements also describe optical building blocks including lasers, modulators, photodiodes, pump lasers and monitoring components used in network and power applications.
Coherent (NYSE: COHR) has been named to TIME’s America’s Growth Leaders 2027 list, presented in partnership with Statista.
The ranking recognizes companies for growth performance, financial stability and stock performance. The list is available on TIME’s website. Chief Executive Officer Jim Anderson described the recognition as reflecting momentum across Coherent and credited employees for the company’s progress.
Coherent (NYSE: COHR) will release its fiscal 2027 first-quarter financial results on November 4, 2026, after the NYSE closes. The results cover the quarter ended September 30, 2026. A live audio webcast discussing the results will follow at 4:30 p.m. ET on ir.coherent.com. A replay will be available on the company’s website within 24 hours.
Coherent (COHR) launched its PhotonLink™ integrated optics platform for next-generation AI datacenters on September 21, 2026.
The platform combines Coherent’s photonics portfolio and end-to-end assembly and test to support co-packaged optics (CPO), near-packaged optics (NPO) and emerging chip-to-chip connectivity. PhotonLink covers four optical functions—Generate, Shape, Guide and Receive—integrating InP lasers, VCSEL arrays, silicon photonics, isolators, specialty fibers, micro-optics and detectors into tailored optical modules. Coherent has more than ten CPO and more than ten NPO customer engagements, with anchor customers and long-term agreements, and over five chip-to-chip engagements. Revenue from PhotonLink is expected to begin ramping in Q4 CY2026, supported by a datacenter manufacturing base that has shipped over 300 million InP lasers and over one billion InP and GaAs photodetectors, and by expanded 6-inch InP and specialty fiber capacity.
Coherent (COHR) will showcase a broad portfolio of optical technologies for scaling AI infrastructure at ECOC 2026 in Málaga, Spain. Demonstrations at Stand 2100, Hall 2 cover AI datacenter connectivity, co-packaged and near-packaged optics, next-generation pluggable transceivers, optical transport, specialty fibers, optical circuit switching, advanced materials, and thermal management.
The company is introducing the PhotonLink™ integrated optics platform to support CPO, NPO and chip-to-chip connectivity, with further details to follow. Live demos include a 3.2T OSFP-size pluggable transceiver, a 6.4T NPO optical engine, VCSEL-based optics for AI scale-up, full C-band pluggable optical line systems, Thermadite™ and diamond-based cooling materials, and quantum networking and encryption collaborations. Coherent experts will also lead and participate in multiple ECOC Market Focus, workshops, panels, and technical sessions.
Coherent (COHR) launched an enhanced Pluggable Optical Line System (POLS) that delivers full C-band, high-power variable-gain amplification in a compact QSFP form factor for AI datacenter networks.
Optimized for 800G ZR/ZR+ digital coherent optics, the system supports up to 32 DWDM wavelengths over a single fiber pair, carrying up to 25.6 Tbps across links from 2 km to 200 km. The POLS integrates key optical transport functions directly into QSFP modules, offering 21 dBm output power, variable gain, low power consumption, and autonomous plug-and-play operation with auto-provisioning and laser-safety management. Fixed-wavelength and colorless MUX/DMUX options and asymmetric optical connectors are intended to simplify deployment and reduce fiber-connection errors.
Coherent (COHR) will showcase its AI datacenter and photonics thought leadership at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2026 in Málaga, Spain, from September 21–23, 2026.
Senior leaders including CMO Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi, CTO Dr. Julie Sheridan Eng, and Special Advisor to the CEO Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa will deliver talks, panels, and a fireside chat on topics such as next‑generation AI optical interconnects, co‑packaged optics, AI infrastructure scale‑up/scale‑out, and datacenter cooling. Coherent experts will also organize and speak at workshops, poster and public presentations, and technical sessions, and will host visitors at Booth C2100 for live demonstrations of optical networking technologies.
Coherent (NYSE: COHR) will unveil its new PhotonLink™ integrated optics platform at the 2026 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC). The event will be held at the Gran Hotel Miramar in Málaga, Spain, on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 6:30 PM CEST / 12:30 PM ET.
PhotonLink™ is described by Coherent as a platform covering the full optical signal chain, from light generation and beam shaping through transmission, detection, and conversion back to electrical signals, supporting CPO, NPO, and other optical integration approaches. Presentations by CEO Jim Anderson, EVP & CTO Dr. Julie Eng, and EVP Dr. Beck Mason will be available in person and via live webcast through the company’s investor relations website, with in-person attendance subject to limited seating and prior confirmation.
Tradr ETFs announced the launch of four first-to-market single-stock leveraged ETFs on Cboe, offering 2X long or inverse daily exposure to Meta Platforms (META), AXT (AXTI), Coherent (COHR) and Lightwave Logic (LWLG). New products include the 2X Short META (METQ), 2X Short AXTI (AXTQ), 2X Short COHR (COHQ) and 2X Long LWLG (LWLX) ETFs.
AXTQ and COHQ complement existing 2X Long AXTI (AXTX) and 2X Long COHR (COHX) funds, giving traders bullish and bearish tools on these names. According to Tradr, its leveraged ETF lineup now totals 83 products, designed for sophisticated, short-term traders who understand leverage and inverse risk.
Coherent (NYSE: COHR) announced it has begun customer sampling of its 300mm high thermal conductivity silicon carbide (SiC) substrates with leading AI semiconductor partners as of August 17, 2026. The move shifts the 300mm SiC platform from internal development into customer evaluation for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.
The vertically integrated platform spans SiC crystal growth, wafering, polishing, and characterization, supporting future high-volume manufacturing. Coherent reports that the substrates are engineered to improve heat spreading by up to 25% versus current solutions while remaining compatible with existing semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure, targeting thermal constraints in next-generation AI processors and datacenters.
Ideal Power (Nasdaq: IPWR) reported second quarter 2026 results and commercial progress for its B-TRAN® bidirectional power switch. Revenue for Q2 2026 was $5,800, up from $1,275 a year earlier, generating gross profit of $1,792 versus a prior gross loss. Operating expenses rose to $3.6 million, leading to a net loss of $3.4 million compared with $3.0 million in Q2 2025. For the first half of 2026, net loss was $7.0 million.
Cash and cash equivalents increased to $41.3 million at June 30, 2026 from $6.1 million at year-end 2025, primarily due to a registered direct offering that raised $27.7 million in net proceeds in Q2; there was no long-term debt outstanding. Ideal Power signed a long-term supply agreement with a high-volume Asian wafer foundry, which has already produced functional B-TRAN® first silicon, and advanced its low current solid-state circuit breaker projects with its lead Asia customer and Stellantis. The company also launched an 800-volt SSCB reference design kit, received a stocking order from a distribution partner, expanded its patent portfolio to 105 issued patents, and added Coherent executive Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi to its new advisory board.