Technology Showcase
11:45 AM
17 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: Data Center Reliability in Crisis: Why Past Validation Breaks at 1.6T
As AI workloads drive Ethernet speeds to 224G SerDes and 1.6T links, data center reliability challenges are no longer dominated by silicon logic or protocol design, but by interconnect behavior under compounded stress. Nearly 80% of failures occur at interconnects, where a single weak link can...
Technology Showcase
12:30 PM
17 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: Lightera Presents Smart Infrastructure Monitoring with Advanced Fiber Optics
Discover how DataSens™ Enhanced Optical Fiber, integrated into the versatile Fortex® cable platform, is transforming distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) applications.
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Technology Showcase
1:15 PM
17 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: SUNA Presents Silicon Micro Lens: The Optical Heart of AI-Driven CPO and OCS Ar
This presentation introduces SUNA’s silicon-based micro-lens technology for CPO and OCS. Designed to address the growing demand for high-density, low-loss optical coupling in AI-driven data centers, the lens arrays achieve low coupling losses with high alignment tolerance. Utilizing...
Technology Showcase
2:00 PM
17 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: SUNA Presents Semiconductor-Enhanced Passives: The Evolutionary Path Towards Hi
As transceivers evolve toward higher integration and data rates, traditional passive components face challenges in performance, miniaturization, integration, and reliability. Silicon-based passive components, leveraging stable physical properties and advanced semiconductor processes, offer...
Technology Showcase
10:45 AM
18 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: Leading the Way – Future Ready Test Strategies for PIC and CPO Manufacturing
PICs and CPO will deliver higher bandwidths and power efficiencies across AI networks, but ramping manufacturing of these critically important technologies requires new test capabilities. Hear practical strategies for scalable opto-electrical testing from wafer to module and how designing...
Technology Showcase
3:15 PM
18 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: Hitachi Presents Open-Tooled Gold Box Kit for ELSFP applications: Unlocking Hig
Discover Hitachi High‑Tech’s innovative Gold Box Kit—an open‑tooled, supplier‑co‑designed platform that dramatically streamlines the integration of high‑power laser chips (up to 3mm × 0.5mm). Engineered to simplify development and reduce upfront engineering costs.
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Technology Showcase
10:15 AM
19 March 2026
Expo Theater III
Technology Showcase: Ciena | Stäubli Presents Designing for Density: Direct-to-Plug Liquid Cooling
As optical interconnect speeds climb, advanced optics and DSPs are pushing air cooling beyond its limits. This session examines a shift to direct-to-plug liquid cooling for pluggable optics, enabling scalable interconnects with blind-mate, dripless connections and cooling beyond 100 watts...
Technology Showcase
1:45 PM
19 March 2026
Expo Theater III