<p>加利福尼亚州圣荷西，2026 年 3 月 17 日（全球新闻通讯社）——POET Technologies Inc.（POET），一家在人工智能网络集成光子解决方案领域的领导者，以及 Lessengers，一家先进光连接技术的开发商，今天宣布共同开发一款 1.6T 2×DR4 光收发模块，旨在用于下一代 AI 集群和超大规模数据中心网络。</p>
<p>该项目结合了 POET 基于其光学中介平台的高度集成光学引擎与 Lessengers 的直接光连接（DOW）技术，创建了一个可扩展的架构，以满足新兴 AI 基础设施所需的高密度光互连。1.6T 2×DR4 收发器将利用 POET 的光学引擎，将激光器、调制解调器、光电二极管和被动光学组件集成在一个紧凑的光子平台上。Lessengers 的 DOW 技术提供了一种灵活的光连接方法，使光子设备与光纤接口之间的光路由更加高效，帮助简化包装，同时支持高带宽光连接。</p>
<p>1.6T 2×DR4 收发模块的样品预计将在 2026 年第二季度上市，符合行业向更高带宽光链路过渡的预期，适用于 AI 驱动的数据中心网络。</p>
<p>“AI 基础设施正在推动光带宽需求的快速增长，” POET 首席营收官 Raju Kankipati 表示。“通过将 POET 基于光学中介的光学引擎与 Lessengers 创新的直接光连接技术相结合，我们正在开发一条高效的路径，朝着能够满足下一代数据中心架构性能、可扩展性和集成要求的 1.6T 2×DR4 收发模块迈进。”</p>
<p>“Lessengers 的直接光连接（DOW）技术旨在简化光连接，同时实现可扩展的高速光互连，” Lessengers 首席营销官 Taeyong Kim 表示。“将我们的 DOW 技术与 POET 的光学中介平台集成在一起，结合了互补的创新，支持为超大规模和 AI 网络环境开发紧凑、高性能的 1.6T 光模块。”</p>
<p>两家公司将在 2026 年 OFC 会议和展览会上展示他们的技术，该会议将于 3 月 16 日至 19 日在洛杉矶会议中心举行。</p>
<p>与会者被邀请访问：</p>
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<li>POET Technologies（POET）– 展位 339</li>
<li>Lessengers – 展位 415</li>
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<p>以了解更多关于两家公司技术及其在下一代光互连解决方案方面的工作。</p>
<p>根据_LightCounting_报告，1.6T DR8 的市场预测在未来五年（2027-2031）将超过 1.25 亿个单位。DR8 和 2xDR4 针对的是同一市场，唯一的区别在于所使用的光连接器类型。</p>
<p><strong>关于 POET Technologies Inc.（POET）</strong></p>
<p>POET 是一家设计和开发公司，向人工智能系统市场和超大规模数据中心提供高速光模块、光学引擎和光源产品。POET 的光子集成解决方案基于 POET 光学中介™，这是一种新颖的专利平台，允许将电子和光子设备无缝集成到单个芯片中，采用先进的晶圆级半导体制造技术。POET 的光学中介产品成本更低，功耗更少，体积更小，并且易于扩展到大规模生产。除了为 AI 集群和超大规模数据中心提供高速（800G、1.6T 及以上）光学引擎和光模块外，POET 还设计和生产了新型光源产品，用于 AI 服务器内部及之间的芯片间数据通信，这是解决 AI 系统带宽和延迟问题的下一个前沿。POET 的光学中介平台还解决了 5G 网络、机器对机器通信、自包含 “边缘” 计算应用和传感应用（如用于自动驾驶汽车的 LIDAR 系统）中的设备集成挑战。POET 总部位于加拿大多伦多，在宾夕法尼亚州阿伦敦、中国深圳和新加坡设有运营中心。有关 POET 的更多信息，请访问我们的网站 www.poet-technologies.com。</p>
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<p><strong>关于 Lessengers</strong></p>
<p>Lessengers 是一家创新的光学解决方案提供商，凭借其专利的 DOW 技术，能够实现无需透镜光学的成本效益直接光耦合。这为数据中心应用（如 800G/1.6T 光收发器、主动光缆（AOCs）、板载、近封装或共同封装光学）提供了最合适的解决方案。</p>
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<p>本新闻稿包含 “前瞻性信息”（根据适用的加拿大证券法的定义）和 “前瞻性声明”（根据 1995 年美国私人证券诉讼改革法的定义）。此类声明或信息以 “预期”、“相信”、“期望”、“计划”、“打算”、“潜在”、“估计”、“提议”、“项目”、“展望”、“预见” 或类似词汇来识别，暗示未来结果或关于任何潜在结果的声明。这些声明包括公司对其产品开发工作的成功、产品性能、运营预期结果、实现收入目标的期望，以及在融资工作中持续成功的期望、公司技术的能力、功能、性能和成本，以及市场接受度、公司技术在当前和未来产品中的纳入和时机的预期。</p>
<p>此类前瞻性信息或声明基于多种风险、不确定性和假设，这些因素可能导致实际结果或其他预期与预期存在重大差异，并可能被证明是错误的。假设包括但不限于管理层对其开发工作的成功和完成时间的预期、新产品的推出、融资活动、未来增长、人员招聘、办公室开设、公司顾问、承包商和合作伙伴的项目计划及完成情况、资本的可用性，以及必须承担资本和其他支出以及与第三方的合作和共同开发工作的预期。实际结果可能因多种因素而显著不同，包括但不限于其产品未能满足性能要求、产品发布后缺乏销售、公司预期项目完成的运营风险、影响公司执行项目能力的风险、公司为其产品创造销售的能力、吸引关键人员的能力、筹集额外资本的能力以及本公告中突出产品的表现。尽管公司认为前瞻性信息或声明中反映的预期是合理的，但公司证券的潜在投资者不应对前瞻性声明过于依赖，因为公司无法保证这些预期将被证明是正确的。本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性信息和声明截至本新闻稿日期，公司不承担更新或修订这些前瞻性信息和声明的义务，除非法律要求。</p>
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<p>POET Technologies 和 Lessengers 宣布建立合作关系，开发一款 1.6T 2×DR4 光收发模块，旨在增强 AI 网络连接性。此次合作将 POET 的光学中介平台与 Lessengers 的直接光纤连接技术相结合，创造出一种可扩展的高密度光互连架构。预计该收发模块将在 2026 年第二季度上市，恰逢行业向更高带宽光链路的转型。两家公司将在 2026 年洛杉矶的 OFC 大会上展示他们的创新，突出他们在下一代光互连解决方案中的贡献</p>

<p>SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- POET Technologies Inc. ( POET ) , a leader in integrated photonics solutions for artificial intelligence networks, and Lessengers, a developer of advanced optical connectivity technologies, today announced the joint development of a 1.6T 2×DR4 optical transceiver module designed for next-generation AI clusters and hyperscale data center networks.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>加利福尼亚州圣荷西，2026 年 3 月 17 日（全球新闻通讯社）——POET Technologies Inc.（POET），一家在人工智能网络集成光子解决方案领域的领导者，以及 Lessengers，一家先进光连接技术的开发商，今天宣布共同开发一款 1.6T 2×DR4 光收发模块，旨在用于下一代 AI 集群和超大规模数据中心网络。</p>
</div><p>The effort combines POET’s highly integrated optical engines, built on its Optical Interposer™ platform, with Lessengers’ Direct Optical Wiring (DOW) technology, creating a scalable architecture for high-density optical interconnects required by emerging AI infrastructure. The 1.6T 2×DR4 transceiver will utilize POET’s optical engines to integrate lasers, modulators, photodiodes, and passive optical components on a compact photonic platform. Lessengers’ DOW technology provides a flexible optical wiring approach that enables efficient optical routing between photonic devices and fiber interfaces, helping simplify packaging while supporting high-bandwidth optical connectivity.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该项目结合了 POET 基于其光学中介平台的高度集成光学引擎与 Lessengers 的直接光连接（DOW）技术，创建了一个可扩展的架构，以满足新兴 AI 基础设施所需的高密度光互连。1.6T 2×DR4 收发器将利用 POET 的光学引擎，将激光器、调制解调器、光电二极管和被动光学组件集成在一个紧凑的光子平台上。Lessengers 的 DOW 技术提供了一种灵活的光连接方法，使光子设备与光纤接口之间的光路由更加高效，帮助简化包装，同时支持高带宽光连接。</p>
</div><p>Samples of the 1.6T 2×DR4 transceiver module are targeted for availability in Q2 2026, aligning with the anticipated industry transition toward higher bandwidth optical links for AI-driven data center networks.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>1.6T 2×DR4 收发模块的样品预计将在 2026 年第二季度上市，符合行业向更高带宽光链路过渡的预期，适用于 AI 驱动的数据中心网络。</p>
</div><p>“AI infrastructure is driving rapid increases in optical bandwidth requirements,” said Raju Kankipati, POET’s Chief Revenue Officer. “By combining POET’s Optical Interposer-based optical engines with Lessengers’ innovative Direct Optical Wiring technology, we are developing an efficient path toward 1.6T 2×DR4 transceiver modules that can meet the performance, scalability, and integration requirements of next-generation data center architectures.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“AI 基础设施正在推动光带宽需求的快速增长，” POET 首席营收官 Raju Kankipati 表示。“通过将 POET 基于光学中介的光学引擎与 Lessengers 创新的直接光连接技术相结合，我们正在开发一条高效的路径，朝着能够满足下一代数据中心架构性能、可扩展性和集成要求的 1.6T 2×DR4 收发模块迈进。”</p>
</div><p>“Lessengers’ Direct Optical Wiring (DOW) technology was developed to simplify optical connectivity while enabling scalable high-speed optical interconnects,” said Taeyong Kim, Chief Marketing Officer at Lessengers. “Integrating our DOW technology with POET’s Optical Interposer platform brings together complementary innovations that support the development of compact, high-performance 1.6T optical modules for hyperscale and AI networking environments.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“Lessengers 的直接光连接（DOW）技术旨在简化光连接，同时实现可扩展的高速光互连，” Lessengers 首席营销官 Taeyong Kim 表示。“将我们的 DOW 技术与 POET 的光学中介平台集成在一起，结合了互补的创新，支持为超大规模和 AI 网络环境开发紧凑、高性能的 1.6T 光模块。”</p>
</div><p>Both companies will showcase their technologies at the 2026 OFC Conference and Exhibition, taking place March 16–19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>两家公司将在 2026 年 OFC 会议和展览会上展示他们的技术，该会议将于 3 月 16 日至 19 日在洛杉矶会议中心举行。</p>
</div><p>Attendees are invited to visit:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>与会者被邀请访问：</p>
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<li>POET Technologies ( POET ) – Booth 339</li>
<li>Lessengers – Booth 415</li>
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<li>POET Technologies（POET）– 展位 339</li>
<li>Lessengers – 展位 415</li>
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</div><p>to learn more about the companies’ technologies and their work toward next-generation optical interconnect solutions.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>以了解更多关于两家公司技术及其在下一代光互连解决方案方面的工作。</p>
</div><p>The market forecast for 1.6T DR8 is more than 125 million units over the next five years (2027-2031), according to a <em>LightCounting</em> report. Both DR8 and 2xDR4 address the same market, with the only difference being the type of optical connector used.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据_LightCounting_报告，1.6T DR8 的市场预测在未来五年（2027-2031）将超过 1.25 亿个单位。DR8 和 2xDR4 针对的是同一市场，唯一的区别在于所使用的光连接器类型。</p>
</div><p><strong>About POET Technologies Inc. ( POET )</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 POET Technologies Inc.（POET）</strong></p>
</div><p>POET is a design and development company offering high-speed optical modules, optical engines and light source products to the artificial intelligence systems market and to hyperscale data centers. POET's photonic integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer™, a novel, patented platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. POET's Optical Interposer-based products are lower cost, consume less power than comparable products, are smaller in size and are readily scalable to high production volumes. In addition to providing high-speed (800G, 1.6T and above) optical engines and optical modules for AI clusters and hyperscale data centers, POET has designed and produced novel light source products for chip-to-chip data communication within and between AI servers, the next frontier for solving bandwidth and latency problems in AI systems. POET's Optical Interposer platform also solves device integration challenges in 5G networks, machine-to-machine communication, self-contained &#34;Edge&#34; computing applications and sensing applications, such as LIDAR systems for autonomous vehicles. POET is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with operations in Allentown, PA, Shenzhen, China, and Singapore. More information about POET is available on our website at www.poet-technologies.com.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>POET 是一家设计和开发公司，向人工智能系统市场和超大规模数据中心提供高速光模块、光学引擎和光源产品。POET 的光子集成解决方案基于 POET 光学中介™，这是一种新颖的专利平台，允许将电子和光子设备无缝集成到单个芯片中，采用先进的晶圆级半导体制造技术。POET 的光学中介产品成本更低，功耗更少，体积更小，并且易于扩展到大规模生产。除了为 AI 集群和超大规模数据中心提供高速（800G、1.6T 及以上）光学引擎和光模块外，POET 还设计和生产了新型光源产品，用于 AI 服务器内部及之间的芯片间数据通信，这是解决 AI 系统带宽和延迟问题的下一个前沿。POET 的光学中介平台还解决了 5G 网络、机器对机器通信、自包含 “边缘” 计算应用和传感应用（如用于自动驾驶汽车的 LIDAR 系统）中的设备集成挑战。POET 总部位于加拿大多伦多，在宾夕法尼亚州阿伦敦、中国深圳和新加坡设有运营中心。有关 POET 的更多信息，请访问我们的网站 www.poet-technologies.com。</p>
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</div><p><strong>About Lessengers</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 Lessengers</strong></p>
</div><p>Lessengers is an innovative optical solution provider, powered by its patent DOW technology, which enables cost effective direct optical coupling without the use of lens optics. This provides the most suitable solution for data center applications such as 800G/1.6T optical transceivers, active optical cables (AOCs), on-board, near packaged, or co-packaged optics.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Lessengers 是一家创新的光学解决方案提供商，凭借其专利的 DOW 技术，能够实现无需透镜光学的成本效益直接光耦合。这为数据中心应用（如 800G/1.6T 光收发器、主动光缆（AOCs）、板载、近封装或共同封装光学）提供了最合适的解决方案。</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
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</div><p>This news release contains “forward-looking information” (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) and “forward-looking statements” (within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements or information are identified with words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “potential”, “estimate”, “propose”, “project”, “outlook”, “foresee” or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding any potential outcome. Such statements include the Company’s expectations with respect to the success of the Company’s product development efforts, the performance of its products, the expected results of its operations, meeting revenue targets, and the expectation of continued success in the financing efforts, the capability, functionality, performance and cost of the Company’s technology as well as the market acceptance, and inclusion and timing of the Company’s technology in current and future products.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含 “前瞻性信息”（根据适用的加拿大证券法的定义）和 “前瞻性声明”（根据 1995 年美国私人证券诉讼改革法的定义）。此类声明或信息以 “预期”、“相信”、“期望”、“计划”、“打算”、“潜在”、“估计”、“提议”、“项目”、“展望”、“预见” 或类似词汇来识别，暗示未来结果或关于任何潜在结果的声明。这些声明包括公司对其产品开发工作的成功、产品性能、运营预期结果、实现收入目标的期望，以及在融资工作中持续成功的期望、公司技术的能力、功能、性能和成本，以及市场接受度、公司技术在当前和未来产品中的纳入和时机的预期。</p>
</div><p>Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, management’s expectations regarding the success and timing for completion of its development efforts, the introduction of new products, financing activities, future growth, recruitment of personnel, opening of offices, plans for and completion of projects by the Company’s consultants, contractors and partners, availability of capital, and the necessity to incur capital and other expenditures and expectations regarding partnerships and co-developments efforts with third-parties. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the failure of its products to meet performance requirements, lack of sales in its products, once released, operational risks in the completion of the Company’s anticipated projects, risks affecting the Company’s ability to execute projects, the ability of the Company to generate sales for its products, the ability to attract key personnel, the ability to raise additional capital and the performance of the products highlighted in this release. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospective investors in the Company’s securities should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because the Company can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the date of this news release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by law.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此类前瞻性信息或声明基于多种风险、不确定性和假设，这些因素可能导致实际结果或其他预期与预期存在重大差异，并可能被证明是错误的。假设包括但不限于管理层对其开发工作的成功和完成时间的预期、新产品的推出、融资活动、未来增长、人员招聘、办公室开设、公司顾问、承包商和合作伙伴的项目计划及完成情况、资本的可用性，以及必须承担资本和其他支出以及与第三方的合作和共同开发工作的预期。实际结果可能因多种因素而显著不同，包括但不限于其产品未能满足性能要求、产品发布后缺乏销售、公司预期项目完成的运营风险、影响公司执行项目能力的风险、公司为其产品创造销售的能力、吸引关键人员的能力、筹集额外资本的能力以及本公告中突出产品的表现。尽管公司认为前瞻性信息或声明中反映的预期是合理的，但公司证券的潜在投资者不应对前瞻性声明过于依赖，因为公司无法保证这些预期将被证明是正确的。本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性信息和声明截至本新闻稿日期，公司不承担更新或修订这些前瞻性信息和声明的义务，除非法律要求。</p>
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