--- title: COCOPOP - HOME description: Discover COCOPOP (Comb-based Coherent Co-packaged Optics) by Pilot Photonics – scalable, energy-efficient laser sources for AI/ML datacenters. image: https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hubfs/LOGO_STACKED%20VERSION%20-%20COLORED-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/news_events#main-content) [![logo pilot dark blue](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20pilot%20dark%20blue.png?width=140&height=181&name=logo%20pilot%20dark%20blue.png)](https://www.pilotphotonics.com/) - [COCOPOP - Home](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/) - [About the Project](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/about) - [News & Events](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/news_events) - [Project Results](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/project_results) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [COCOPOP - Home](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/) - [About the Project](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/about) - [News & Events](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/news_events) - [Project Results](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/project_results) ![header](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hubfs/header.png "header") # NEWS & EVENTS Stay updated with our latest news and events! Discover publications and upcoming exhibitions where we will be showcasing the COCOPOP cutting-edge technology.  [![1746118688592](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1746118688592.jpg?width=304&height=270&name=1746118688592.jpg "1746118688592")](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7323752604658802689) ### Pilot Photonics presents the COCOPOP ExCELS at the Open Compute Project EMEA Summit  21st May 2024 Frank Smyth, CTO, presented 'Unlocking Optical Parallelism: High-Power, Multi-Wavelength Lasers for AI and Cloud Scaling', where he discussed how the ExCELS can address and future-proof AI datacenters to face the scaling challenges faced by copper interconnects. [Read more](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pilotphotonics_partnership-industry-research-activity-7198789665837957120-ER5S?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_desktop) ![16 channel](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/16%20channel.webp?width=1791&height=645&name=16%20channel.webp "16 channel") ### Pilot Photonics Accelerates Optical Connectivity for AI Datacentres with 16-Channel O-Band Lasers  28th March 2025 Pilot Photonics, a leader in advanced laser solutions for high-speed optical interconnects, today announced the launch of its first O-band laser products designed to support the growing demand for scalable, parallel optics in datacentres and AI systems.  [Read more](https://content.pilotphotonics.com/press-releases/pilot-photonics-joins-cw-wdm-msa-consortium-and-unveils-first-?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JkmGwz6ph-bAvm5x-S78qfycYH7FJfQmk_0TCbDkfwbqBqyWO31zaaqZPnapc_OJ6lLA-EL48tkLz82oXe78uKQB5UEiVFwwfp7nnDvJMsraopc0&_hsmi=361618833&utm_content=361621398&utm_source=hs_email&hsLang=en) ![mtu_2-3](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hubfs/mtu_2-3.png "mtu_2-3") ### Pilot Photonics is awarded the MTU Industry Collaboration Award.   21st May 2024 Pilot Photonics' CEO, William Oppermann, received the award at MTU from Dr. Siobhán Mac Sweeney, Head of Research. Through collaborating with Dr. William Whelan-Curtin and his team at MTU, Pilot Photonics is developing a novel SiN comb laser for the COCOPOP project, specifically designed to target datacentre and AI/ML applications. A patent has already been filed to protect the technology and this will be a very valuable asset for the company. [Read more](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pilotphotonics_partnership-industry-research-activity-7198789665837957120-ER5S?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_desktop) ![kickoff-1](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/kickoff-1.png?width=1279&height=759&name=kickoff-1.png "kickoff-1") ### COCOPOP Kick-off Meeting  1st April 2024 Pilot Photonics held the COCOPOP kick-off meeting where the project was reviewed in detail. The technical objectives were presented, together with the deliverables, milestones and project timeline. The current status of the technical development was discussed together with a technical, business and communication plan for the first year.  ![eufunding](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eufunding.png?width=1278&height=761&name=eufunding.png "eufunding") ### Pilot Photonics secures large European funding win to develop key technologies for CPO scaling 25th March 2024 Pilot Photonics announced that the company has secured €2.5M from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop, integrate and commercialize key technology blocks relevant to a coherent co-packaged optics (CPO) solution to overcome future scaling challenges in the datacentre. [Read more](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pilot-photonics-secures-large-european-funding-win-to-develop-key-technologies-for-cpo-scaling-302097864.html) ![gazzeta](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gazzeta.png?width=1307&height=807&name=gazzeta.png "gazzeta") ### A coherent roadmap for co-packaged optics  24th March 2024 Is coherent optics how co-packaged will continue to scale? Pilot Photonics certainly thinks so. In this interview, Frank Smyth, CTO and founder of Pilot Photonics, talks about the latest developments, enabling technologies and roadmap and vision for this market, recently funded by the EIC COCOPOP project.  [Read more](https://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2024/3/24/a-coherent-roadmap-for-co-packaged-optics.html) --- ![eic_logo2](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eic_logo2.png?width=255&height=100&name=eic_logo2.png "eic_logo2") **COCOPOP** has received funding from the European Union's HORIZON-EIC-2023-TRANSITION CHALLENGES Programme under grant agreement No. 101159210. --- [![pilot logo dark blue_1](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pilot%20logo%20dark%20blue_1.png?width=130&height=94&name=pilot%20logo%20dark%20blue_1.png "pilot logo dark blue_1")](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/?hsLang=en) **Pilot Photonics** – Enabling single-chip photonic integrated circuits with comb-enhanced capabilities at wafer scale, today. ##### Useful Links - [COCOPOP - Home](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com) - [About the Project](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/about) - [News & Events](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/news_events) - [Project Results](https://cocopop.pilotphotonics.com/project_results) [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pilot-photonics/) [Twitter icon](https://www.twitter.com/pilotphotonics) ###### Subscribe Now Don’t miss our future updates! get subscribed today!