On September 21, Coherent rose 3.61% in regular trading, trading at $327.08/share, with turnover of $458 million. The stock gained momentum following a series of product announcements and continued strength across the optical communications sector.

On the news front, Coherent announced the expansion of its Pluggable Optical Line System (POLS) portfolio, introducing a compact QSFP-packaged solution with full C-band high-power variable-gain amplification. The enhanced POLS is designed for next-generation 800G ZR/ZR+ digital coherent optical modules, supporting up to 32 DWDM wavelengths per fiber pair and delivering up to 25.6 Tbps of AI data center traffic across 2km to 200km links. Additionally, Coherent showcased new optical technologies and live demonstrations at the ECOC conference, reinforcing its positioning in AI data center optical interconnect.

At the industry level, Goldman Sachs recently raised its outlook for the optical module sector, projecting the market to grow from $45.2 billion to $129.5 billion between now and 2028, driven by AI compute architecture upgrades and surging demand for 1.6T and 3.2T high-speed optical modules. Within the Electronic Components sector, Corning gained 3.7%, Amphenol rose 2.43%, and Lightwave Logic surged 9.22%.

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