Photonics interconnect TAM still underappreciated

Conviction: 72% · Horizon: 5Y · 2026-07-05
AI scale-out will reprice optical and photonic suppliers before consensus catches up

Leadership in accelerated computing is deploying capital across photonic ecosystems, signaling that high-speed optical links become structural rather than optional in next-generation clusters. The total addressable market for lasers, transceivers, and co-packaged optics likely expands faster than current estimates as bandwidth density and power constraints force a shift from copper to light inside and between racks.

Instrument Side Target Reason
AAOI Long Pure-play exposure to optical components and modules benefits when hyperscalers and AI builders upgrade links to higher-speed optics; revenue leverage rises as unit volumes and ASPs climb on 800G and beyond roadmaps.
CRDO Long High-speed connectivity silicon sits at the bottleneck between GPUs and the network; winners in retimer, serializer, and optical-adjacent IP capture share as rack designs standardize on faster SerDes and optical attach points.
NOK Long A diversified networking and optics portfolio plus telecom infrastructure footprint offers cyclical and structural upside if carrier and cloud capex shifts toward photonic transport and edge capacity for AI workloads.

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