AI optical interconnect "selling like hotcakes": Coherent (COHR.US) Q1 revenue surges 50% to a record high, data center business soars 79%, targeting quarterly revenue of $3 billion

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that in the early hours of November 5 Beijing time, Coherent (COHR.US), a leader in photonics technology, released its first-quarter fiscal 2027 results (ended September 30, 2026) after the U.S. market close on Wednesday. Benefiting from strong demand driven by the AI data center transition from copper interconnects to optical interconnects, the company's quarterly revenue hit a record high, with profitability rising sharply at the same time; its guidance for the next fiscal quarter continues to point to high growth, and the company also provided an ambitious medium- and long-term roadmap.