We recently published Santa Came Early for These 10 Double-Digit Gainers. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) is one of the best performers on Monday.
Applied Optoelectronics jumped for a third day on Monday, soaring 24.82 percent to close at $39.10 apiece as investors continued to load up on shares following its unveiling of a new pump laser designed to meet the growing needs of AI.
In a statement late last week, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) announced the new 400-milliwatt narrow-line-width pump laser, a new product designed to meet growing demand for silicon photonics and co-packaged optics (CPO) in AI data centers.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) said that the laser addresses situations where lasers with broader line width or higher noise figures limit performance.
It can source directly into semiconductor chip-scale systems to provide hyperscalers with a robust, high-performance light source for CPO, silicon photonics, and other applications that demand precision and power from a single, stable wavelength.
400mW laser-powered chips can also serve as high-efficiency external sources that can provide the necessary pump power to feed multiple optical communication channels.
“With this new technology, we are raising the bar on laser power, coherence, and stability to offer customers the ideal solution for unlocking scalable optical I/O, simplifying system design, and accelerating the industry’s transition to co-packaged optics at 800G and beyond,” said Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) Senior Vice President and North American General Manager Fred Chang.
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