{"id":5193,"date":"2026-03-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nlmphotonics.com\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:30:40","slug":"nlm-initiates-sampling-of-1-6t-and-3-2t-silicon-organic-hybrid-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nlmphotonics.com\/de\/2026\/03\/04\/nlm-initiates-sampling-of-1-6t-and-3-2t-silicon-organic-hybrid-pics\/","title":{"rendered":"NLM Photonics\u00a0Initiates Sampling of\u00a01.6T and 3.2T\u00a0Silicon\u00a0Organic Hybrid PICs\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Demonstration\u00a0of\u00a01.6T DR8\u00a0SOH PIC\u00a0at OFC 2026<\/em>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>SEATTLE\u00a0\u2014\u00a0March\u00a04, 2026\u00a0\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0NLM Photonics\u00a0heads to\u00a0<strong>OFC 2026<\/strong>, from March 17-19, to\u00a0showcase\u00a0its 1.6T\u00a0and 3.2T\u00a0silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic integrated circuits\u00a0(PICs),\u00a0which\u00a0are\u00a0now sampling\u00a0to select customers. The\u00a0live\u00a0demonstration features\u00a0a 1.6T DR8 PIC built with NLM\u2019s\u00a0patented\u00a0Selerion&#x2122;-HTX,\u00a0an\u00a0organic\u00a0material,\u00a0achieving an order-of-magnitude\u00a0better\u00a0performance\u00a0than traditional silicon photonics.\u00a0The\u00a01.6T and 3.2T\u00a0PICs\u00a0were\u00a0fabricated on Advanced Micro Foundry\u2019s (AMF)\u00a0200 mm\u00a0GP O-band\u00a0silicon\u00a0photonics platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">NLM\u2019s&nbsp;1.6T SOH&nbsp;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.&nbsp;The 3.2T PIC delivers 110+ GHz performance in the same form factor.&nbsp;Building on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlmphotonics.com\/2025\/09\/29\/silicon-organic-hybrid-performance-at-200g-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record-setting demonstrations&nbsp;of&nbsp;1.6T and 3.2T<\/a>&nbsp;in 2025,&nbsp;NLM is meeting with customers&nbsp;and ecosystem partners to&nbsp;share their latest&nbsp;test results and plans&nbsp;for&nbsp;2026&nbsp;and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSilicon photonics&nbsp;has&nbsp;run head-on into&nbsp;fundamental bandwidth and efficiency limits&nbsp;at a&nbsp;point in history where it is&nbsp;built into&nbsp;greater than half the&nbsp;transceivers in the AI and datacom&nbsp;markets.&nbsp;The industry needs a solution&nbsp;that&nbsp;unlocks&nbsp;performance breakthroughs&nbsp;while being able to scale&nbsp;to volume production,\u201d said Brad Booth, CEO of NLM Photonics. \u201cOur&nbsp;recipe&nbsp;provides that&nbsp;solution&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;bridging&nbsp;silicon&nbsp;photonics\u2019&nbsp;volume&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;capability&nbsp;with&nbsp;silicon organic hybrid&nbsp;performance&nbsp;and power&nbsp;improvements.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">NLM Photonics will host private demonstrations in Meeting Room<strong>&nbsp;5544<\/strong>&nbsp;during OFC 2026,&nbsp;as well&nbsp;as the following&nbsp;open house&nbsp;sessions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Tuesday, March 17: 1:00\u20132:00 PM PT\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Wednesday, March 18: 11:00 AM\u201312:00 PM PT\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Thursday, March 19: 3:00\u20134:00 PM PT\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">To schedule a private demonstration, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:press-relations@nlmphotonics.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press-relations@nlmphotonics.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Photo: Jon Pugh from Optica interviews NLM CEO Brad Booth in front of NLM&#8217;s demo at OFC 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>About NLM Photonics<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">NLM Photonics is architecting the future of photonic communications.&nbsp;Enabled by NLM\u2019s Selerion&#x2122;&nbsp;family of organic electro-optic material&nbsp;and&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;standard silicon photonic manufacturing, NLM&nbsp;has created a blueprint for building energy-efficient, high-bandwidth&nbsp;photonic interconnects&nbsp;for data centers, AI infrastructure,&nbsp;and quantum&nbsp;networking.&nbsp;For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlmphotonics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nlmphotonics.com<\/a>&nbsp;or follow us on LinkedIn&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nlm-photonics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nlm-photonics<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Media Contact&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Theo McGillivray&nbsp;<br>Communication Director&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>press-relations@nlmphotonics.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demonstration\u00a0of\u00a01.6T DR8\u00a0SOH PIC\u00a0at OFC 2026\u00a0 SEATTLE\u00a0\u2014\u00a0March\u00a04, 2026\u00a0\u2014\u00a0NLM Photonics\u00a0heads to\u00a0OFC 2026, from March 17-19, to\u00a0showcase\u00a0its 1.6T\u00a0and 3.2T\u00a0silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic integrated circuits\u00a0(PICs),\u00a0which\u00a0are\u00a0now sampling\u00a0to select customers. 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