Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR) is showcasing a robust lineup of optical circulators, delivering highly reliable, mass-production-ready solutions to the industry. Driven by the rapid expansion of the datacom sector, high-performance circulators have become essential for next-gen data centers, serving as critical components for 800G/1.6T upgrades.

To meet the escalating demand for tighter integration and smaller footprints, AFR has introduced a highly integrated circulator solution. With strong co-development and design capabilities, AFR offers flexible, highly customized designs tailored to specific customer applications. These highly adaptable solutions are ideal for high-density, compact environments, empowering customers to build more competitive products.

In terms of manufacturing and delivery, AFR leverages its extensive production experience across diverse optical components to automate key manufacturing processes. Coupled with the company’s vertical integration, this synergy effectively ensures high production yields and consistent product performance. Currently scaled for high-volume manufacturing, AFR anticipates its capacity will reach 100,000 units per month in 2026 and double to 200,000 units per month in 2027, further strengthening its ability to reliably meet customer demands.

Singapore, February 4-6, 2026—Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR), together with its subsidiaries Vlink and AFR Wuhan, participated in the Asia Photonics Expo (APE 2026).

During the exhibition, the company showcased a comprehensive portfolio of optical components. Key exhibits included 130 GBaud CDM, hermetic fiber feedthrough, Fiber Array Units (FAUs), and Pluggable OLS. These products garnered significant interest from customers and industry professionals.

130 GBaud TFLN CDM

The quad-channel 130 GBaud CDM integrates an RF driver, offering power consumption of less than 3.5 W and an optical extinction ratio of ≥ 23 dB. It is designed for DP-QPSK and DP-16QAM coherent transmission up to 800 Gbps.

Hermetic Fiber Feedthrough

It supports 96 fiber channels with a helium leak rate of ≤ 1×10⁻⁹ Pa·m³/s, ensuring ultra-high vacuum-grade sealing for PIC modules,LD packaging, and integrated optics.It is built for harsh environments (e.g., deep-sea pressure) using Kovar/SUS hybrid sealing and is MIL-STD-883 certified.

Fiber Array Units

Vlink, AFR's subsidiary, showcased its signature Fiber Array Units (FAUs) at the event, including CPO/OCS fiber arrays and PIC coupling fiber arrays, widely used in 800G and 1.6T high-speed/ultra-high-speed optical modules, CPO applications, coherent transmission, DCI applications, and WSS modules. Vlink's core strength lies in its advanced manufacturing and packaging technology for optical components, its expertise in designing high-speed optical interconnect solutions, and its capability to rapidly scale customized products from prototype to mass production. With highly automated production lines ensuring precision and efficiency, Vlink delivers exceptional product quality while meeting the demands of large-scale manufacturing.

Pluggable OLS

AFR Wuhan presented its Pluggable OLS portfolio, featuring 3 core QSFP-based modules: OCM for monitoring, EDFA for signal amplification, and OTDR for link testing. Designed for high precision and low noise, these plug-and-play devices utilize a standardized interface to support efficient network operations and integration.

For more information about all products above, please contact sales@fiber-resources.com or visit our product center at www.fiber-resources.com.

San Francisco, California - January 20, 2026 - Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR) showcased its latest high-power optical isolators at Photonics West 2026, including iBeam 60 W Compact Dual-Stage Isolator, Dual-Stage In-Line lsolator and 2 kW Fiber Collimator.

The showcased products included:

• iBeam 60 W Compact Dual-Stage Isolator: Compact packaging size, providing > 45 dB high isolation at a typical insertion loss of 0.6 dB

• Dual-Stage In-Line lsolator: Compact TGG based dual-stage isolator with the input and output fibers on the same end. With > 45 dB optical isolation, a typical insertion loss of only 0.8 dB, it optimizes stability and reliability for fiber laser applications

• 2 kW Fiber Collimator: Power handling up to 2 kW with low thermal lensing effect, featuring a lightweight and compact in size, and incorporating an interchangeable lens design

Ahead of the show, AFR was honored with a Bronze Award at the 2025 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards for its PurePath TG-CPS. This marks the fifth time AFR has received this award recognition.

The award-winning PurePath TG-CPS integrates Output Coupler FBG (OC FBG), Raman Scattering Suppressor FBG (RSS FBG), and Cladding Power Stripper (CPS) functions into a single pac kage. Compared to the typical solution with discrete components, it reduces the fiber length and the number of fiber splicing joints in the laser system, which is helpful for improving output laser spectrum and upgrading power output capacity.

For more information about all products above, please contact sales@fiber-resources.com or visit our product center at www.fiber-resources.com.