Ranovus Demos 4.8 Tbps DWDM over 80km Link

Ranovus will demonstrate a 4.8 Tbps DWDM Direct Detect solution operating over a single 80km fiber link for Data Center Interconnect (DCI) applications. The demo uses key foundational technologies from Ranovus and Broadcom including a Quantum Dot Laser (QDL), Silicon Photonics (SiP) and low-power, high-performance BCM82251 56G PAM4 PHY IC. “We are excited to have collaborated with Broadcom in offering a disruptive Direct Detect solution for next...

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NeoPhotonics Announces 64 Gbaud Micro-Intradyne Coherent Receiver

NeoPhotonics has begun sampling a Class 40 High Bandwidth Micro-Intradyne Coherent Receiver (HB Micro-ICR) capable of supporting 64 Gbaud symbol rates, which is double the bandwidth of standard 32 Gbaud ICRs. The company said its new HB Micro-ICR supports higher order modulation up to 64 QAM, which when coupled with NeoPhotonics ultra-narrow linewidth, external cavity Micro-ITLA laser, can achieve 600 Gbps over Datacenter Interconnect distances...

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Luxtera Hits Milestone: One Million Silicon Photonic Transceivers

Luxtera announced a big milestone: the company has shipped more than one million Silicon Photonic Parallel Single Mode fiber 4-lane (PSM4) transceiver products. Each Luxtera 100G PSM4 optical transceiver product includes four independently operating transmitter and receiver channels, integrating high-speed phase modulators, photodetectors, waveguides, grating couplers, high-speed electrical retimers, and integrated control circuitry, powered by...

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