OCP attendees split on CPO/NPO light sources: external CW lasers (ELSFP) vs micro-VCSEL
bookwormengr · x · 2026-10-19
On light-source choices for co-packaged / near-packaged optics, bookwormengr and zephyrz9 note that most OCP attendees see external CW lasers (ELSFP) or micro-VCSELs as the best options, with thermal management critical for the latter; an InP CW laser path was also raised. A key technical-route debate in AI datacenter optical interconnects.
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