Dublin, Ireland – March 27, 2025 – Pilot Photonics, a leader in advanced laser solutions for high-speed optical interconnects, today announced the launch of its first O-band laser products designed to support the growing demand for scalable, parallel optics in datacentres and AI systems. 

The company is introducing two 16-channel 200 GHz spaced O-band laser products, aligned to the continuous wave wavelength division multiplexing (CW-WDM) multi-source agreement (MSA): 

• A 16-channel O-band laser array chip, developed for integration into external laser modules for co-packaged optics and optical IO implementations. 

• A 16-channel O-band laser instrument for R&D labs and test and measurement applications, with output configurations including individual fibers, MPO and fiber ribbon, single fiber WDM, and star coupler for 256 channels in a 16 x 16 configuration. 

These products are aimed at enabling rapid prototyping and system development for CW-WDM architectures. Designed for high-density optical interconnects, they offer a robust and flexible light source platform aligned with the needs of AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, and high-performance computing. 

Pilot Photonics is also developing a fully integrated OIF-compliant ELSFP module, building on this laser array platform. Future devices will incorporate the company’s proprietary ExCELS™ technology, which uniquely combines the stability, accuracy and coherence of comb lasers with the flexibility and performance of discrete laser arrays—bringing precision, scalability, and low noise to next-generation optics. 

“Our new laser products give system developers the tools they need to accelerate the deployment of dense high speed optical interconnect in AI and cloud datacentres,” said Frank Smyth, CTO of Pilot Photonics. “With lab instruments, integrable chips, and modules forthcoming we’re enabling progress from concept to deployment.” 

To further reinforce its commitment to industry interoperability, Pilot Photonics has joined the CW-WDM MSA consortium. It is aligning its new products and roadmap to the MSA’s specifications, supporting the industry's transition to modular, interoperable, multi-wavelength solutions. 

The Pilot Photonics team will be found on Booth #5007 at next week's OFC in San Francisco, where they will be launching their 16-channel O-band laser products and also showcasing their nano-iTLA for coherent datacentre interconnect transceivers which is now sampling to customers.  

About Pilot Photonics 

Pilot Photonics is a leading innovator in tunable and multi-wavelength laser technology for high-speed optical communications. Its patented comb laser solutions enable dense, energy-efficient interconnects for AI datacentres, telecom networks, and space systems. Founded by pioneers in optical comb technology, the company is driving the transition to the Everything over Optical™ era.  

Contact:

Pilot Photonics

DCU Alpha, Claremont Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11P22X, Ireland

Phone:        +353 1 700 7593

E-mail:        info@pilotphotonics.com

Web Site:   www.pilotphotonics.com/