Coherent shows 200G per lane for transceivers, CPO engine

At #OFC23, Coherent demonstrated an optical transceiver module operating at 200 Gbps per optical lane and co-packaged optical (CPO) multimode optical engine operating at 50 Gbps NRZ.Some highlights200G per lane OSFP optical transceiver - This live demonstration shows an OSFP form factor with 200G PAM4 per lane optical and 100G PAM4 per lane electrical interfaces, with an optical reach of up to 2 km. This transceiver is for use in the next generation...

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Open ROADM tests interoperability at up to 400G

 At #OFC23, member of the Open ROADM Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) and demonstrating interoperability of optical network equipment elements at data rates up to 400G. Participants include AT&T, Ciena, Cisco-Acacia, Fujitsu, Infinera, Juniper, Lumentum, NEC, Nokia, NTT, Orange, and Ribbon in collaboration with the researchers at the OpNeAR laboratory of the University of Texas at Dallas and Politecnico di Milano.The Open ROADM MSA defines interoperability...

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Sumitomo Electric to manufacture US Conec's MMC Multi-fiber Connector

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave has agreed to manufacture US Conec's MMC connector and TMT ferrule components for next-generation, high-density, multi-fiber cabling solutions. US Conec's MMC connector combines a novel, reduced footprint multi-fiber ferrule with a very small Form factor (VSFF) connector footprint which is 1/3 the size of the MPO format. This collaboration to deliver MMC solutions supports active hyper-scale data center cabling programs...

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VIAVI shows test platform for 128X 800G ports

VIAVI showcased its new High-Speed Ethernet (HSE) Platform, a multiport solution that complements the physical layer testing capabilities of the VIAVI ONT-800 Platform. The HSE provides IC, module and network systems companies with high-speed devices for testing up to 128 x 800G. It offers physical layer test features with advanced traffic generation and analysis to troubleshoot and test the functionality and performance of integrated circuits and...

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Jabil debuts 800G Active Optical Cable Family

Jabil introduced a new Active Optical Cable (AOC) family suited for disaggregated data center and cloud environments. The first product is available in two configurations:point-to-point communications at speeds up to 800Gbps over distances of up to 100 meters. a breakout-cable configuration which connects a single 800Gbps interface with two 400G QSFP-DD modules. The breakout cable is ideally suited to connect next-gen switches operating...

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Lumentum showcases tunable transceivers for network edge

At OFC23, Lumentum is demonstrating its line-up of tunable transceivers for edge and access applications:25G T-SFP28: A unique industrial (-40 to +85 C) temperature-capable 25G T-SFP28 DWDM transceiver that adopts  MSA-compliant SmartTunable technology to simplify field deployment tasks by adopting self-tuning algorithms. It leverages the company's substantial installed base of manufacturing capacity to meet the rapid growth anticipated from...

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