Demonstration of 1.6T DR8 SOH PIC at OFC 2026 

SEATTLE — March 4, 2026 — NLM Photonics heads to OFC 2026, from March 17-19, to showcase its 1.6T and 3.2T silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which are now sampling to select customers. The live demonstration features a 1.6T DR8 PIC built with NLM’s patented Selerion™-HTX, an organic material, achieving an order-of-magnitude better performance than traditional silicon photonics. The 1.6T and 3.2T PICs were fabricated on Advanced Micro Foundry’s (AMF) 200 mm GP O-band silicon photonics platform. 

NLM’s 1.6T SOH PIC is 40 percent smaller than standard 1.6T silicon photonic PICs, delivering 200Gb/s per lane bandwidth with lower drive voltage and higher extinction ratios. The 3.2T PIC delivers 110+ GHz performance in the same form factor. Building on record-setting demonstrations of 1.6T and 3.2T in 2025, NLM is meeting with customers and ecosystem partners to share their latest test results and plans for 2026 and beyond. 

“Silicon photonics has run head-on into fundamental bandwidth and efficiency limits at a point in history where it is built into greater than half the transceivers in the AI and datacom markets. The industry needs a solution that unlocks performance breakthroughs while being able to scale to volume production,” said Brad Booth, CEO of NLM Photonics. “Our recipe provides that solution – bridging silicon photonics’ volume manufacturing capability with silicon organic hybrid performance and power improvements.” 

NLM Photonics will host private demonstrations in Meeting Room 5544 during OFC 2026, as well as the following open house sessions: 

• Tuesday, March 17: 1:00–2:00 PM PT 

• Wednesday, March 18: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM PT 

• Thursday, March 19: 3:00–4:00 PM PT 

To schedule a private demonstration, contact [email protected]. 

OFC 2026 takes place in Los Angeles, from March 17-19, with an exhibition featuring more than 700 industry-leading companies representing the entire ecosystem of optical networking and communications.

Photo: Jon Pugh from Optica interviews NLM CEO Brad Booth in front of NLM’s demo at OFC 2025.

About NLM Photonics  

NLM Photonics is architecting the future of photonic communications. Enabled by NLM’s Selerion™ family of organic electro-optic material and leveraging standard silicon photonic manufacturing, NLM has created a blueprint for building energy-efficient, high-bandwidth photonic interconnects for data centers, AI infrastructure, and quantum networking. For more information, visit nlmphotonics.com or follow us on LinkedIn at nlm-photonics. 

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