Co-Founder & President · Luma Optics
AI Optical Interconnect Pioneer
20+ Years in Datacom Innovation
Eric Litvin co-founded Luma Optics to solve one of AI infrastructure's most critical bottlenecks: reliable, high-performance optical connectivity at scale. Under his leadership, Luma Optics has grown into a North American leader in AI-driven optical interconnect — deploying over 500,000 units across global AI data center infrastructure.
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Core Achievements
Eric Litvin has spent two decades building deep expertise at the point where AI infrastructure and optical engineering converge — and creating a company positioned to define the category.
Co-founded Luma Optics to deliver reliable, high-performance optical interconnect solutions — long before AI infrastructure became a mainstream imperative.
Spearheaded development of a proprietary robotic automation system that processes and calibrates thousands of optical transceiver units daily at scale.
Introduced ML-powered diagnostic tools that optimize transceiver performance for specific AI data center environments — moving beyond generic off-the-shelf deployments.
Led Luma Optics through a landmark year of achievement in 2024 — launching 800G optical transceivers for NVIDIA GB200 deployments, deepening partnerships across the global AI ecosystem, and surpassing key company goals.
Introduced next-generation 800G optical transceivers engineered for the bandwidth demands of cutting-edge AI compute clusters and hyperscale GPU fabric.
30,000 systems and over 500,000 units installed across global AI data centers — with a field failure rate under 0.01% and 30% lower power per transceiver.
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Luma Optics is a North American leader in AI-driven optical interconnect solutions, delivering optimized transceivers for GPU clusters and hyperscale AI data centers. Under Eric Litvin's leadership, Luma has grown from an optical transceiver provider to a technology innovator at the core of the AI infrastructure stack.
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