{"id":344,"date":"2026-11-02T11:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/?p=344"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:32:59","slug":"arjun-kurur-presents-microcomb-powered-architecture-for-ultra-scalable-data-centers-at-ofc-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/?p=344","title":{"rendered":"Arjun Kurur presents microcomb-powered architecture for ultra-scalable data centers at OFC 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our doctoral fellow, Arjun Kurur, presented his latest work on microcombs for ultra-scalable data centers at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2026), one of the world\u2019s leading forums for optical communications and networking technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work introduces a new network architecture for scalable data centers powered by a single microcomb source. In the experimental demonstration, one microcomb was shown to meet the demands of an entire data-center network, providing the many wavelength channels needed for high-bandwidth interconnects from a single compact light source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This result highlights microcombs as a key enabling technology for next-generation data-center interconnects, offering a pathway toward improved energy efficiency, higher bandwidth and system-wide scalability. The approach points toward greener, and more resilient infrastructures for future data-center and AI workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presentation drew a full room at OFC, reflecting the growing industry&#8217;s interest in next-generation data-center interconnects and the technologies that will shape them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-2-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A MicrocombSys&#8217;er comes never alone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-3.png 674w, https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-3-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our doctoral fellow, Arjun Kurur, presented his latest work on microcombs for ultra-scalable data centers at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2026), one of the world\u2019s leading forums for optical communications and networking technologies. The work introduces a new network architecture for scalable data centers powered by a single microcomb source. In the experimental [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347,"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions\/347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microcombsys.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}