The March 2026 laser investments — $2B each into Lumentum and Coherent — offer a rare perspectival experiment: both suppliers discussed the unannounced negotiations on consecutive days. Lumentum needed capital (~$25M FCF vs ~$320M capex); Coherent formalized a 20-year relationship from strength. Same capital, two truthful framings sorted by who needed money. Then the structural tell: NVIDIA's next call named neither supplier despite $4B deployed. Customers get named; suppliers remain anonymous infrastructure. The platform's signal lives in what it doesn't say.