Málaga, Spain – September 23, 2026 – AFR Milan, a subsidiary of Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR), presents its latest thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) modulators and photonic innovations at ECOC 2026, held September 21–23 in Málaga, Spain. The showcased technologies enable next-generation optical interconnect solutions, including CPO, OCS, and Co-Lite, delivering higher bandwidth, lower power consumption, and scalable integration for AI-driven datacenters and advanced optical communication systems.
Featured Products from AFR Milan
400 Gbps/lane TFLN Modulator Chip – built for PAM-4 transmission, capable of supporting 1.6 Tbps (DR4/FR4) or 3.2 Tbps (DR8/FR8).
200G/lane LPO PAM-4 and 800G DR8 TFLN Modulator Chips – Low-power, high-bandwidth solutions for the ultra-high-speed optical modules used in datacenters and AI computing clusters.
130 GBaud CDM (Coherent Driver Modulator) – With power consumption below 3.5 W and an optical extinction ratio of 23 dB or higher, enabling DP-QPSK, DP-16QAM, and DP-64QAM coherent transmission.
40 GHz TFLN IQ Modulator – Featuring an electro-optic bandwidth of more than 25 GHz and high linearity, suitable for OFDM, QPSK, and QAM formats as well as FMCW LiDAR.
C-Band and 1060 nm Phase Modulator – Combining high linearity, low drive voltage, and a compact footprint, supporting modulation up to 10 GHz for ultrafast high-power lasers and quantum applications.
Alongside AFR Milan's showcase, AFR and its subsidiaries presented a series of core components:
High-Performance Optical Circulators – Offered in 3- to 5-port configurations, these circulators deliver low insertion loss and high isolation, and are now scalable for volume production, serving as critical components for 800G/1.6T upgrades.
Fiber Array Units (FAU) – including 2D FAU for CPO/OCS applications, MT-FAU for 1.6T/3.2T high-speed optical modules, and PM FAU with a high polarization extinction ratio (PER) for ELSFP applications, addressing the requirements of different optical interconnect architectures.
PLUGGABLE OLS – Features three core products: QSFP OCM, QSFP EDFA, and QSFP OTDR. With a standardized plug-and-play design, this series delivers high precision, low noise, and low power consumption, meeting the comprehensive demands of optical transmission systems for signal monitoring, amplification, and link testing.
