Coherent expands optical line system portfolio for AI datacenter links

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Coherent Expands Pluggable Optical Line Systems Portfolio with Full C-Band Amplification to Enable AI Datacenter Networks

September 17, 2026 4:05 PM EDT

SAXONBURG, Pa., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: OHR), the global leader in photonics, today announced the expansion of its Pluggable Optical Line System (POLS) portfolio, with the full C-band, high-power variable-gain amplifier optical line system in a compact QSFP form factor. Designed for the latest generation of 800G ZR/ZR+ digital coherent optics, the enhanced POLS supports up to 32 DWDM wavelengths over a single fiber pair, enabling as much as 25.6Tbps of AI datacenter traffic across links from 2km to 200km.

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