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  • AFR Announces Volume Shipment of AM70 Ultra-High-Speed TFLN Modulators
    Mar 25, 2025 AFR Announces Volume Shipment of AM70 Ultra-High-Speed TFLN Modulators

    Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR) officially announces volume shipment of AM70 ultra-high-speed TFLN modulators to global customers. AM70 is a single Mach-Zehnder modulator based on thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) technology, featuring a high bandwidth of up to 70 GHz, low insertion loss, low Vπ, and excellent linearity, in a compact package with a G3PO RF connector and DC pins. AM70 can be widely used in both analog and digital signal transmission in the applications such as radio over fiber (RoF), sensing, and instrumentation.

    For more product information please contact sales@fiber-resources.com , or visit AFR booth# 5657 at OFC 2025.

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  • AFR and Vlink Showcased TFLN Modulator and Fiber Array Units at APE 2025
    Mar 04, 2025 AFR and Vlink Showcased TFLN Modulator and Fiber Array Units at APE 2025

    The 2nd Asia Photonics Expo (APE) successfully concluded at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. The event brought together 344 exhibitors and research institutions, showcasing the latest advancements in optical communications, optics, lasers, and sensing. Advanced Fiber Resources, along with its subsidiary Vlink, presented a range of innovative products, including the 130 GBaud CDM, Hermetic Fiber Feedthrough, Fiber Array Units, and more, drawing significant interest from attendees.

    Fiber Array Units

    Vlink showcased its signature Fiber Array Units (FAUs) at the event, including CPO/OCS fiber arrays and PIC coupling fiber arrays, widely used in 400G, 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, as well as its expertise in designing high-speed optical interconnect solutions. Additionally, its automated production line enables the rapid scaling of customized products from prototype to mass production while ensuring superior product quality.

    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.

    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.

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

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  • AFR Releases High Power Optical Isolator at Photonics West 2025
    Jan 31, 2025 AFR Releases High Power Optical Isolator at Photonics West 2025

    January 30, 2025 - Advanced Fiber Resources is pleased to announce its successful participation in Photonics West 2025, held January 28-30 in San Francisco. During the show, AFR highlighted several new and enhanced fiber laser components specifically designed to deliver high power, reliability, and improved efficiency.

    Gain Fiber and Free-Space Pumping Isolator AFR’s new optical isolator features a maximum average power of 150 W, peak power of 200 kW for ns pulses, and an M² degradation of less than 10%. Ideal for high peak and high average power fiber lasers. Mini-cBeam Fiber to Free-Space Isolator Compact design with a maximum average power of 55 W, typical insertion loss of 0.3 dB, and typical peak isolation of 30 dB. Ideal for fiber amplifiers and lasers requiring output isolation. 20 W Compact In-Line Isolator With a typical insertion loss of 0.7 dB, a minimum isolation of 30 dB and a maximum peak power of 10 kW for ns pulses, it enables efficient optical signal management in a compact size. 3 kW Laser Cavity Component AFR's 3 kW Laser Cavity Component integrates a high power (kW) laser combiner and a fiber bragg grating in a compact package that reduces fiber splicing, improves electro-optical efficiency, and increases reliability in high power, continuous-wavelength fiber laser systems. Low Power Pulsed Laser AFR's subsidiary, B&A, showed a compact solution featuring high peak power, ns pulse widths, and high repetition rates, ideal for LiDAR, mapping, and range detection.

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

    Throughout the event, AFR collaborated with partners, customers, and industry professionals to explore evolving requirements for high power fiber laser components and integrated solutions. Attendees also showed great interest in AFR's broader product line, including laser combiners, electro-optic modulators, swept lasers, etc. In addition, AFR participated in a panel discussion on New Materials for Wafer Scale Manufacturing of Optical Interconnects, organized by LightCounting. During the event, AFR presented the status of the TFLN wafer-scale optical interconnect manufacturing platform. With numerous advantages and an increasingly robust supply chain, TFLN is shaping the future of wafer-scale manufacturing for optical interconnects.
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  • Highlights of AFR Milan at ECOC 2024: TFLN PIC
    Sep 25, 2024 Highlights of AFR Milan at ECOC 2024: TFLN PIC

    September 25, 2024 – Advanced Fiber Resources Milan showcased its latest innovations at ECOC 2024, held from September 23-25 in Frankfurt, Germany.

    ECOC, one of the largest and most prestigious conferences in Europe for optical communications, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year with over 300 exhibitors and more than 1,600 attendees.

    Among the exhibitors, AFR Milan, a world-leading company in lithium niobate modulators with a 40-year history, presented its advancements on TFLN PIC devices for telecom and datacom, which attracted significant interest due to their exceptional performance in high-speed data transmission, low power consumption, and compact design.

    130 GBaud CDM: Power consumption < 3.5 W, optical extinction ratio ≥ 23 dB, for DP-QPSK, DP-16QAM and DP-64QAM coherent transmission

    40 GHz TFLN IQ Modulator: Electro-Optic bandwidth > 25 GHz, high linearity, for OFDM, QPSK, QAM coding and FMCW LiDAR applications

    40 GHz IQ Modulator: Electro-Optic bandwidth > 30 GHz, 5 dB (typ.) optical insertion loss and optical extinction ratio ≥ 24 dB, for satellite communication and FMCW LiDAR applications

    C-Band and 1060 nm Phase Modulator: Combines high linearity with low drive voltage and small footprint, covering modulation frequency up to 10 GHz, for ultra-fast high power lasers and quantum applications
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  • Highlights of AFR at OFC'2024: Thin Film Lithium Niobate | Fiber Array Units
    Apr 03, 2024 Highlights of AFR at OFC'2024: Thin Film Lithium Niobate | Fiber Array Units

    March 26-28, 2024 - The world's largest optical networking and communications event, OFC, was held at the San Diego Convention Center. With 12,500 registrants from 74 countries, and 630 exhibiting companies were brought together this year, exploring the future direction of the industry.

    Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR) participated in this year's exhibition with its subsidiaries, AFR Milan, Vlink, B&A, and Arcadia Optronix, showcasing a variety of products this year, including Lithium Niobate Modulators, Fiber Array Units (FAUs), LiDAR Light Sources, and Hi-Rel Components, which gained attention for their excellent performance, reliability, and stability.

    C+L Band 130 GBaud TFLN CDM

    A quad-channel 130 GBaud High-Bandwidth Coherent Driver Modulator integrated with RF driver, designed for 800 Gb/s or 1.2 Tb/s coherent optical communication systems.

    C+L Band 70 GHz Intensity Modulator

    Thin Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) intensity modulators expand the performance of traditional lithium niobate modulators combining much lower voltage and smaller footprint while extending the bandwidth above 70 GHz.

    Micro-Connectivity Products

    Vlink presented its signature fiber array units (FAUs) during the event including CPO/OXC fiber array, PIC coupling fiber array, widely used in 400G/800G/1.6T high speed/ultra-high-speed optical modules, CPO application, Coherent, DCI application and WSS modules. The core competitiveness of Vlink lies in the advanced manufacturing and packaging technology of optical components, the design ability of high-speed optical connection components, and the ability to quickly transform customized products to mass production.

    1550 nm LiDAR Light Source

    AFR's LiDAR light source features a pulse width and repetition rate tunable design for higher pulse energy and peak power. The product has industry-leading E-O efficiency and stability in a compact package. AFR also provides customized light source services.

    Swept Tunable Laser Module

    Arcadia Optronix's swept tunable laser module offers a wavelength range of 1528 to 1568 nm and a sweep speed of up to 2 kHz. The output power reaches 20 mW while maintaining wavelength stability < 1 pm.

    In addition, AFR and HyperLight co-hosted 2 Thin Film Lithium Niobate Industry Forums during OFC'2024. AFR brought together leading experts from academia and industry, facilitating the exchange of the latest advances and challenges in the field of Thin Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN). "As we have observed, the TFLN supply chain is steadily maturing, becoming more comprehensive and reliable over time," said Dr. Wang, CEO of AFR. "AFR believes that cooperation among peers in the industrial chain will greatly promote the commercialization of TFLN technology."

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  • TFLN FORUM | Dr. Marko Lončar: High Performance Integrated Photonics based on Thin Film Lithium Niobate
    Mar 27, 2024 TFLN FORUM | Dr. Marko Lončar: High Performance Integrated Photonics based on Thin Film Lithium Niobate

    March 25, 2024 - Dr. Marko Lončar participated in the forum, "Technologies and Applications of Thin Film Lithium Niobate Photonics," held by AFR and HyperLight, and delivered a speech titled "High Performance Integrated Photonics based on Thin Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN)."

    About Marko Lončar and HyperLight

    Marko Lončar is Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering at Harvard's John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and chair of Electrical Engineering area. Lončar received his Diploma from University of Belgrade (R. Serbia) in 1997, and PhD from Caltech in 2003, both in Electrical Engineering. After completing his postdoctoral studies at Harvard, he joined Harvard faculty in 2006. Lončar is expert in nanophotonics and nanofabrication, and his group has done pioneering work in the field of quantum and nonlinear nanophotonics. In particular, Lončar is recognized for his work on the development of diamond and thin film lithium niobate nanophotonic platforms. Lončar has co-authored more than 250 manuscripts in top scientific journals and has given more than 300 invited talks and seminars. He has received NSF CAREER Award in 2009, Sloan Fellowship in 2010, Marko Jarić Foundation Award in 2020, and Microoptics Conference Award in 2023. In recognition of his teaching activities, Lončar has been awarded Harvard University Levenson Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2012), and has been named Harvard College Professor in 2017. Lončar is Fellow of Optica and IEEE. He is co-founder of HyperLight Corporation (Cambridge, MA), VC backed startup commercializing lithium-niobate technology.

    HyperLight was a spin-off of Harvard University with the mission to push the performance boundaries of TFLN integrated circuits for next-generation applications. As a leader in the commercialization of TFLN photonic integrated circuits, HyperLight delivers groundbreaking electro-optic and nonlinear optic solutions with innovative designs and scalable manufacturing processes.

    Emergence of a Mature, Comprehensive, and Reliable TFLN Supply Chain

    The optimistic outlook within the TFLN industry is attracting numerous technology companies, leading to the swift evolution of a comprehensive ecosystem. It is encouraging to note that an increasing number of technology enterprises and startups worldwide are converging onto this track, shaping the future of the industry collectively, covering materials, wafers, chips, modulators, and optical modules.

    In the panel discussion, representatives from key players of the supply chain, including NanoLN in wafer manufacturing, AFR, HyperLight, Liobate, Ori-Chip, and FOC in chip production, Hisense and Linktel in transceivers, exchanged opinions about the prospect of TFLN, technology breakthroughs, and how to make it more ready for near future large volume applications.

    As we observe together, the TFLN supply chain is steadily maturing, becoming more comprehensive and reliable over time. The growth and integration of each component signify a promising future for TFLN technology, establishing it as a pivotal player in the global technological landscape.

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