StrataLight Communications, a start-up based in Campbell, California, supplied the 40 Gbps optical transport equipment that interconnected two Cisco CRS-1 core routers over MCI's intercity fiber in the demonstration event for the new Cisco core router. Specifically, the routers, both equipped with short-reach 40-Gbps OC-768c optical client interfaces, were interconnected over MCI fiber facilities using StrataLight OTS-4000 Optical Terminal Subsystems in conjunction with Cisco ONS 15454 SONET MultiService Transport Platforms, which provided optical amplification. StrataLight's OTS-4000 provided the full-duplex 40-Gbps OC-768c optical connection, utilizing a single wavelength in each direction.
StrataLight's proprietary lightwave modulation technology narrows the spectral width of 40-Gbps signals so that they are interchangeable with 10-Gbps signals on existing fiber transport systems. http://www.stratalight.com
- In December 2003, StrataLight completed a $19.5 million second round of venture capital funding. The round was led by TL Ventures, and included previous investors USVP, ComVentures, The Photonics Fund, and several strategic partners.
