What's hot at #OFC22? 400ZR

 It comes as no surprise that one of the hottest topics from the past 3 years is still a hot topic at #OFC22.  400ZR is ramping with new applications now coming on, says Tom Williams, Vice President, Acacia - now part of Cisco.https://youtu.be/yeLAD_T4...

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ADVA launches BiDi pluggable for in access networks

ADVA introduced a new pluggable MicroMux Edge BiDi device for 10GbE connectivity deployments in wireless and wireline access networks.The standards-compliant QSFP+ device offers four independent and bidirectional 10GbE optical interfaces. It supports single-fiber operations and provides up to 40km reach. The device ensures the same latency in both the transmit and receive directions, preventing issues with varying propagation delay.  The MicroMux...

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What's hot at #OFC22? - LIPAC

David Park, CEO of LIPAC, introduces a new methodology of assembling any type of photonic and electrical ICs in a single package form factor using Advanced Semiconductor Packaging technology such as FOWLP. This  new methodology is called Optical System in Package, or O-SiP in short.https://youtu.be/f749YdjA...

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Eoptolink offers industrial temp 100G QSFP28 PAM4 transceivers

Eoptolink Technology introduced QSFP28 100G single lambda PAM4 transceivers for industrial temperature range (-40⁰C to +85⁰C) and designed for use in 500m, 2km and 10km 100 Gigabit Ethernet links over single-mode fiber. They support the IEEE802.3 100GBase standard.Eoptolink says the extended temperature range performance becomes more critical as 100G PAM4 transceivers move closer to the edge of telecom networks.The modules incorporate 1 channel optical...

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Eoptolink launches QSFP-DD 400G ZR and ZR+ transceivers

Eoptolink Technology launched QSFP-DD 400G ZR and ZR+ transceivers for DCI and metro applications.Eoptolink 400G QSFP56-DD ZR transceiver module is capable of transmission distances up to 120km and compliant to the OIF 400G ZR standard, while 400G QSFP56-DD ZR+ transceiver module is capable of transmission distances up to 480km and compliant to the Open ZR+ standard. Both modules are using the Silicon Photonics (SiPho) based optical engine and the...

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Source Photonics readies 800G QSFP-DD800 and OSFP transceivers

Source Photonics confirmed that its 800G QSFP-DD800 and OSFP transceivers are ready for pre-production.Source Photonics 800G PAM4 OSFP/QSFP-DD800 optical transceivers incorporates the in-house vertically integrated 53G EML laser chips and the state-of-the-art 7nm 800G DSP chip for lowest power consumption. It provides various optical fiber connector choices, a smooth transition from single to dual port 400G optics in the 800G form factor, that requires...

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Google to acquire Mandiant

Google agreed to acquire Mandiant for $23.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion, inclusive of Mandiant’s net cash. The offer price represents a 57% premium to the undisturbed 10-day trailing volume weighted average price as of February 7, 2022, the last full trading day prior to published market speculation.Mandiant will be integrated in Google Cloud.Google Cloud said it is committed to advancing its security...

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EFFECT Photonics acquires Viasat's Coherent Optical DSP business

 EFFECT Photonics agreed to acquire coherent optical digital signal processing (DSP) and forward error correction (FEC) technology as well as a highly experienced engineering team, from Viasat. Financial terms were not disclosed.Viasat is a long-established player in DSP and FEC technology with eight generations of design IP.From this acquisition, EFFECT Photonics said it will now own the entire coherent technology stack of all optical functions,...

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IP Infusion and Jabil Photonics debut 400G ZR OLS

IP Infusion and Jabil Photonics introduced a 400G Open Line System – the 400G ZR OLS.The solution optimizes the transport of 400ZR signals over 80/120 kilometers by utilizing the IP Infusion OcNOS software stack to meet the massive demand for bandwidth globally.Within the optical domain, this surge has impacted the products and modules that translate client signals into an optical signal, such as transponders and mux-ponders. Additionally, this surge...

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Skorpios and ColorChip partner on optical modules

Skorpios Technologies and ColorChip announced a strategic relationship to provide optical modules.Skorpios offers proprietary, wafer-scale, heterogeneous integration process known as Tru-SiPh™. This novel process leverages the existing silicon manufacturing ecosystem to enable high bandwidth interconnectivity at mature CMOS manufacturing costs.ColorChip will sell modules under its own brand, and private label modules for sale by Skorpios at various...

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