Coherent opens 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication

Coherent has established the world’s first capability for 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication, in the company’s Sherman, Texas, and Järfälla, Sweden, wafer fabs. 

Coherent is in the process of qualifying several existing products on its 6-inch InP platform, including a 200G electro-absorption modulated laser (EML), 200G distributed-feedback laser and Mach-Zehnder modulator (DFB-MZ), 100G EML, high-speed photodetectors, and high-power CW lasers for silicon photonics applications. The company expects to transition the bulk of its production from 3-inch InP to 6-inch InP in the next few years to fully leverage the benefits of larger wafer size, higher yield, and improved performance that will be required to provide a sustainable competitive advantage in its communications and sensing markets.

“We are very excited to announce our 6-inch indium phosphide wafer fabrication capability in both our Sherman and Järfälla fabs, which is a result of our continuous investment in innovation and technology development, and our years of investment and operating experience in high-volume VCSEL array manufacturing for mobile handsets,” said Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Materials Segment.  “Vertical integration at scale is a core strategy that we have been relying upon in several of our markets, and it has enabled our optoelectronics products to win in the marketplace by delivering world-class quality, performance, time-to-market, and cost advantage.”

“Moving to 6-inch wafers will enable us to continue to deliver massive productivity improvements, including manufacturing 4x the number of devices per wafer, achieve a greater than 60% reduction in die cost, and allow us to transition our fabs to higher-capacity, more-efficient automated process tools,” said Dr. Beck Mason, Executive Vice President, Telecommunications. “This capability will allow us to meet the growing demand for our indium phosphide products in several of our core markets, while enhancing our competitiveness and profitability.”

https://www.coherent.com/news/press-releases/worlds-first-6-inch-inp-scalable-wafer-fabs-paving-the-way-for-the-next-generation-of-lasers-for-ai-transceivers-and-6g-wireless-networks

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Avicena's Sub-pJ/bit LightBundle Chiplet Interconnect covers 10m

Avicena unveiled its new scalable LightBundle chiplet interconnect for extending ultra-high density die-to-die (D2D) connections up to 10m at multi-Tbps/mm shoreline bandwidth density and sub-pJ/bit energy efficiency. 

The new chiplet interconnect, which is based on Avicena’s LightBundle platform, supports unprecedented shoreline density and energy efficiency for HPC and AI cluster architectures.

Currently, High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) modules must be located within a few millimeters of a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), limiting accessible memory bandwidth and capacity based on GPU shoreline. 

Avicena says its LightBundle chiplet interconnect extends HBM and other ultra-high performance D2D connections up to 10m while dissipating < 1pJ/bit for the optical interconnect and supporting multi-Tbps/mm beachfront density. This enables GPUs and other high-performance ICs to greatly increase their total IO bandwidth, accessing vastly more HBM and relieving inter-processor bottlenecks. The LightBundle chiplet is compatible with standard multichip packaging and supports a wide range of D2D interfaces including standard and advanced versions of UCIe and BOW. Avicena is working with selected partners on different implementations. Initial prototypes will be available in the second half of 2025.

“At Avicena, we are excited to announce our ultra-low power scalable chiplet interconnect based on our LightBundle platform,” says Bardia Pezeshki, Founder and CEO of Avicena. “The first D2D implementation will be an 8Tbps UCIe advanced interconnect with a total chiplet footprint of 4mm x 7mm, beachfront density of 2Tbps/mm and power consumption of < 12W.”

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NLM Photonics Names Brad Booth as New CEO

NLM Photonics, a start-up based in Seattle, named current board member Brad Booth as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Gerard Zytnicki, who will stay in a leadership role as Chief Operating Officer and continue serving on the Board of Directors as Chairperson. 

Booth previously served at Meta Platforms and Microsoft Azure, where he focused on developing next-generation optical connectivity solutions for Cloud and AI data centers. Previously, he worked at Dell, Intel, and Bell-Northern Research. Booth led the formation of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, the Ethernet Technology Consortium, the Consortium for On-Board Optics, and the Ethernet Alliance

“We are excited about the places Brad can take NLM,” says Zytnicki. “His years of expertise in cloud and AI/ML couldn’t come at a better time as we propel NLM’s high-efficiency modulator technology toward commercialization.”

https://www.nlmphotonics.com/2024/03/25/brad-booth-new-ceo/

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Ericsson to cut 1,200 jobs in Sweden

Ericsson plans to cut approximately 1,200 jobs in Sweden. The company confirmed that it has opened negotiations with the unions.

In addition to the headcount reduction, the cost saving initiatives cover various areas such as reduction of consultants, streamlining of processes, and reduced facilities.

https://www.ericsson.com

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Pilot Photonics targets CPO, secure EIC award

Pilot Photonics, a start-up based in Dublin, Ireland, secured €2.5M from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop, integrate and commercialize key technology blocks relevant to a coherent co-packaged optics (CPO) solution.

Pilot Photonics said it continues to develop a number of its patented technologies including comb lasers, ring resonator IQ modulators and comb-enhanced DSP algorithms. These innovations are relevant to both pluggable and CPO architectures today and can help unlock coherent communication inside the datacentre. They enable datacentre switches at 204.8T and beyond as well as longer reach CPO systems at 10km (LR) distances or more.

The funding is provided through the EIC’s Transition programme and involved a rigorous evaluation process consisting of a highly competitive written proposal stage, followed by an interview stage with a 7-person panel of experts.

“The low-hanging fruit for scaling CPO, namely power splits and coarse wavelength multiplexing is already taken” said Dr. Frank Smyth, founder, and CTO at Pilot Photonics, “This project recognises that continued densification of the interconnects is required for future cloud and AI/ML network scaling. It develops key enabling technologies such as comb laser technology to densify the wavelength grid and ring resonator IQ modulators to increase the information spectral density. We’re excited to get it underway”.

https://www.pilotphotonics.com

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NEC and NTT test 12-core fiber over long-haul links

 NEC and NTT completed a transoceanic-class 7,280km transmission experiment using a coupled 12-core multicore fiber, which consists of 12 optical signal transmission paths in a standard outer diameter optical fiber (0.125 mm). 

MIMO technology, which is crucial for separating interfering radio signals, has been limited in optical communications to handling just two-polarization multiplexed signals due to the complexity of signal processing. This limitation is even more pronounced in multicore fiber optics, where signals are multiplexed across several cores, requiring advanced signal processing to manage issues like crosstalk during long-distance transmission. NEC has developed an algorithm that tackles these challenges, enabling the efficient separation and demodulation of signals in a 24 x 24 MIMO system (12 cores x 2 polarizations) for long-distance optical communications.

Meanwhile, NTT has focused on overcoming the difficulties in long-haul optical communications caused by non-uniform delays and losses among multiplexed signals in multicore fiber. By developing coupled multicore fiber and optical devices that minimize the effects of these non-uniformities, NTT aims to facilitate MIMO signal processing and extend the feasible transmission distance.

https://www.nec.com/en/press/202403/global_20240321_04.html

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OpenLight: 800G, LPO, and Other Big Trends at #OFC24

 Adam Carter, CEO from OpenLight shares some perspective in advance of #OFC24:

- The transition to 800 gig and the future need for 1.6 terabits, driven by the explosion of artificial intelligence and the increasing demand for bandwidth.

- The challenges and solutions in coping with the volume of optical interconnects needed, including the strategic partnership with Jabble to bring silicon photonics to the mainstream as a manufacturable product.

- The potential impact of government funding on the market, the trend towards more foundries deploying silicon photonics, and the work needed to enable interoperability between different manufacturers' modules.

https://youtu.be/oYNkxxaXxl8

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Nubis showcases its XT1600 linear optical engine

Nubis Communications is showcasing its XT1600 linear optical engine in live and static demonstrations.

The XT1600 module is made possible by a novel 2D optical-fiber array and highly integrated high-speed silicon photonics. 

The company says its technology enables the scaling of ML/AI clusters to tens of thousands of xPUs using ultra-high-density optical interconnect while minimizing footprint, power and cost, which currently are limiting factors to the scaling of these clusters. 

Show Floor Exhibitions

• Live demonstrations of the XT1600 carrying Ethernet and PCIe Gen 6 signals will be shown in Nubis’ meeting room MR5510 during Exhibit Hall hours from March 26 – 28. The demonstration includes all sixteen channels of the XT1600 running 100G/lane linear drive Ethernet connected to a market leading 51.2T Ethernet switch, interoperability with 800G OSFP DR8 LPO pluggable modules from Applied Optoelectronics and linear optical waveform measurements courtesy of Tektronix. The Nubis optical engine can also be seen operating PCIe Gen 6 traffic with Alphawave Semi’s PipeCORE PHY with PiCORE Controller in both the Nubis room and Alphawave Semi’s room MR5617.
• Static demonstrations of an 8 Tbps high-density NPO solution, including lasers, with ecosystem partners O-net Technologies, Senko Advanced Components and US Conec will be exhibited as part of the future Energy Efficient Interfaces Interop Demo at the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) booth. Additional high-density concept demonstrations featuring OE Solutions and Lumentum lasers will be shown in the Nubis meeting room, Senko’s booth 3241 and US Conec’s booth 2440.

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Ayar Labs unveils CW-WDM MSA-compliant 16-wavelength light source

Ayar Labs is now unveiling the second generation of SuperNova, which powers the company’s TeraPHY optical I/O chiplet and enables 16 Tbps of bi-directional bandwidth. Compliant with the CW-WDM MSA specification, the 16-wavelength light source offers compact packaging, operates at wide temperature ranges, and can supply light for 256 data channels, making it capable of handling the significantly higher throughput required for the massive growth in AI applications.

Ayar Labs is working with several industry leaders to demonstrate the value optical solutions deliver for AI applications. Two examples Ayar Labs will be highlighting at OFC:

• Corning Glass Waveguide Module: Ayar Labs and Corning Incorporated have teamed up to develop a next-generation AI advancement. They have created an optical leadership solution by coupling Ayar Labs' TeraPHY optical I/O chiplets with Corning’s glass waveguide module, bringing advanced optical capabilities to the AI ecosystem. Ericsson is partnering with Ayar Labs and Corning in this AI-driven solution as part of their technology exploration for future mobile systems. This joint innovation will be shown at Ayar Labs’ booth at OFC. Together, they will highlight how the technologies create future-ready, AI-enabled innovations.
• Teramount TeraVERSE Detachable Connector: Teramount and Ayar Labs are showcasing a concept for the next-generation TeraVERSE detachable connector to meet the infrastructure demands of next-generation AI. The detachable fiber connectivity solution features wideband surface coupling, industry-leading bandwidth density, and detachability for reliable semiconductor-grade volume manufacturing of co-packaged optics and in-package optical I/O for AI. Wideband surface coupling offers high bandwidth density with negligible loss-related wavelength dependency, resulting in less lasers, power and fibers needed compared with grating coupler solutions.

“The explosive growth of AI models is breaking the back of existing infrastructure – traditional interconnect technology simply can’t scale to the cost and throughput multi-modal AI systems will require,” said Mark Wade, CEO & co-founder of Ayar Labs. 

“Our in-package optical I/O solution gives customers the performance and energy efficiency they need as they build out their next-generation AI infrastructure. We’re pleased to showcase this innovation alongside several ecosystem partners at OFC.”

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Hyper Photonix demos its 400G/800G transceivers

Hyper Photonix is demonstrating photonics transceivers operating at 400G and 800G data rates within a network comprised of Celestica switches and test equipment from EXFO, Keysight, MultiLane, Viavi, and Wilder Technologies.

Hyper Photonix optical transceivers are built on the company's proprietary Hyper Silicon platform.

"We are proud to collaborate with some industry leading networking companies to demonstrate the seamless integration of our silicon photonics transceivers in 400G and 800G networking applications," said Xavier Clairardin, CEO of Hyper Photonix. "Together, we are driving the evolution of optical networking, enabling higher data rates, greater efficiency, and enhanced connectivity in data center and AI/ML applications."

https://www.hyperphotonix.com 

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Eoptolink launches SFP112 optical transceivers

Eoptolink Technology is introducing a family of 100G SFP112 transceivers at #OFC24.

SFP112 form-factor transceivers offer the highest single module port density for 100G connectivity. Both the optical and electrical signals operate at 106 Gbps data rate and utilize the KP4 FEC of the host system, resulting is low latency variations.

Eoptolink's 100G SFP112 portfolio consists of DR, FR, LR and ER versions fulfilling IEEE 802.ck and 100G lambda MSA requirements. They are able to span 500m, 2km, 10km and 40km transmission distances respectively.

"This is a natural part of our evolutionary roadmap," explains Sean Davies, VP Sales, Eoptolink Technology Inc., Ltd. "The SFP form factor has always been the final form-factor for all previous data-rates and now 100G single lambda transmission can be addressed with SFP112. The SerDes of the host ASICs are now starting to rapidly shift to support 100G CAUI-1, thus enabling this new form-factor."

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EFFECT Photonics raises $38 million

EFFECT Photonics secured $38 million Series D funding for its tunable laser technology. The company is developing proprietary digital signal processing and forward error correction technology, ultra-pure light sources and integrated optical system-on-chips.

The latest funding round was led by Innovation Industries Strategic Partners Fund, backed by Dutch pension funds PMT and PME, along with co-investor Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund and participation from other existing investors.

https://effectphotonics.com

EFFECT Photonics raises $43 million for system-on-chip

Sunday, April 25, 2021  Academia, Funding, Netherlands, Start-Ups  

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of DWDM components based on its optical System-on-Chip technology, announced $43 million in Series-C funding.EFFECT Photonics, which is a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, has developed a photonic chip in which light signals can be generated, modulated, filtered, and detected. The first close of the investment round, was co-led by Smile Invest together with existing...

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Effect Photonics intros pico tunable laser assembly QSFP28 100G ZR

Wednesday, February 22, 2023    

EFFECT Photonics introduced a Pico Tunable Laser Assembly (pTLA) to address the growing demand for 100G coherent transceivers in access networks. 

The new pTLA supports both commercial- and industrial-temperature (C-temp and I-temp) operating ranges and is designed specifically to address the 100G coherent network edge, The pTLA will allow coherent pluggables to be deployed more easily and cost effectively in the access domain and will feature optimal laser performance, size and power consumption for a standard QSFP28 form-factor. Furthermore, EFFECT Photonics’ new pTLA utilizes the existing microelectronics ecosystem to allow manufacturing at scale as well as complementary coherent products and services, such as DSPs for those providers in need of a complete transceiver solution.

“Today’s operators need a network edge aggregation strategy that offers the best combination of capacity, cost-effectiveness, and performance to evolve network access effectively, and 100G coherent pluggable optics offer just that,” said Roberto Marcoccia, CEO, EFFECT Photonics. “EFFECT Photonics’ new Pico Tunable Laser Assembly will be the only purpose-designed tunable laser assembly to serve this emerging market, helping to easily scale up network edge aggregation capacity and benefit from coherent technology.”

http://www.effectphotonics.com

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Adtran's new FSP 3000 M-Flex800 offers ZR and ZR+ optics

Adtran launched its FSP 3000 M-Flex800 blade leveraging ZR and ZR+ optics for high-capacity transport solutions across edge, metro and core networks. 

The Adtran FSP 3000 M-Flex800 is a versatile, multi-rate line card able to support an extensive range of grey and coherent interfaces, including 100Gbit/s, 400Gbit/s, 800Gbit/s, ZR, ZR+, OpenROADM and other types of coherent optics. 

Compared to classical OTN muxponder solutions, the new, single-slot M-Flex800 card supports much simpler demarcation and multiplexing technology. It enables a new way to develop compact and low-power transport solutions from the edge to the core. This new IP-to-DWDM approach enables flexible, cost-efficient networking with separated IP and optical layers.

Some highlights

• Multiple chassis options, 1RU to 12RU, front/rear access, 300/600mm width, AC/DC 
• Stand-alone or with other terminals and optical line system components 
• Suitable for both new and existing deployments 
• Indoor or outdoor, with an ETSi-compliant, hardened 1RU chassis suitable for street cabinets

“Initially developed for DCI, ZR optics are now expanding their reach into diverse operational environments. Today’s launch will be key in that transition. Our new FSP 3000 M-Flex800™ will be a gateway between classical DWDM and the latest IPoDWDM, bringing the benefits of standardized ZR optics to a broad spectrum of operators,” said Christoph Glingener, CTO of Adtran. “Our versatile one-slot card acts as a universal host for ZR, ZR+ and OpenROADM coherent interfaces, seamlessly integrating into any open line system and enabling multiple use cases. Whether you’re looking to deploy in carrier infrastructure or DCI environments, in central offices or street cabinets, our M-Flex800™ can be easily slotted into any FSP 3000 chassis.”

https://www.adtran.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/20240321-adtran-unlocks-full-potential-of-zr-optics-with-fsp-3000-m-flex800

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Google to build new data center in Kansas City, MO

 Google will build a new data center in Kansas City, Missouri. 

The data center, the company’s first in Missouri, represents an investment of $1 billion. 

Google’s data center will be located in Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest Business Center. The company is partnering with Ranger Power and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) to provide 400 megawatts of new, carbon-free energy to support the data center’s operations.

“We have reached an important inflection point for tech innovation like AI, and data centers are the backbone of this progress,” said Monique Picou, Global Vice President of Cloud Supply Chain and Operations at Google. “Our announcement today is a testament to the resources, talent and welcoming spirit of the Kansas City community. Together, Kansas City and Google will help power America’s digital future and we are excited to contribute to the bright future of the region.” 

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Acacia intros 800ZR and 800G ZR+ coherent pluggables

Building on its success with 400ZR, Acacia’s introduced a portfolio of 800G DSP-based pluggable modules for metro data center interconnect (DCI) upgrades. Acacia’s 800ZR pluggables support QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors fully compliant to OIF 800ZR with transmit power variants.

• Acacia’s 800G ZR+ modules are designed to support the recently released OpenROADM specifications that include interoperable PCS transmission capability. 
• The 131Gbaud PCS provides additional OSNR margin at 800G for longer reach suitable for regional DCI applications, linking multiple fiber spans and in-line amplification between data centers. 
• Acacia 800G ZR+ pluggables support QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors with >1dBm transmit output power.

Acacia is also introducing a 400G QSFP-DD module for ultra long-haul applications. It offers 400G QPSK and PCS with various baud rates to fit into different ROADM optical line systems. It is capable of >1dBm transmit power and high transmit OSNR over the entire C-band thanks to the integrated tunable optical filter for amplified spontaneous emission reduction.

Both the 800G pluggable portfolio and 400G ultra long haul pluggable are powered by Delphi, Acacia’s 9th generation Digital Signal Processor (DSP) ASIC. 

Acacia notes that its 400G MSA coherent pluggable portfolio, based on its Greylock DSP, has now shipped more than 250,000 ports, including more than 10,000 Bright 400ZR+ ports.

The Delphi DSP-based pluggable modules are planned to be available beginning in Q2 CY2024.

https://acacia-inc.com/

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Optomind and MaxLinear show 800G LRO optical and AOCs

At #OFC24, MaxLinear and Optomind will demonstrate 800G half re-timed linear receive optics (LRO) optical modules and AOCs leveraging Optomind’s patented optical assembly capabilities and MaxLinear’s Keystone Multimode 5nm 800G Tx-ONLY DSP with integrated VCSEL drivers. 

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  800G half re-timed LRO optical modules and AOCs play a crucial role in enabling ultra-high-speed data transmission over optical fiber networks, meeting the growing demand for bandwidth in modern communication and computing systems. 
• The LRO design involves a partial re-timing of the received optical signal to improve its quality and reliability. 
• In active optical cables, this eliminates the need for separate transceivers and optical connectors, providing a cost-effective and robust solution for short-reach optical connections. 
• The demonstration at OFC2024 will showcase an LRO optical module/AOC solution with significantly reduced latency and best-in-class power consumption for an 800G transceiver.

Optomind's optical engine solution integrates optics and mechanics seamlessly. With its patented prealigned OSA architecture, Optomind revolutionizes manufacturing processes, eliminating the need for complex alignment equipment. 

“The AI/ML market demands solutions with lowest possible power and latency to scale effectively,” said Drew Guckenberger, VP of High Speed Interconnect at MaxLinear. “LRO solutions are one vehicle to achieve those goals. Through our continued, strong partnership with Optomind, we are pleased to be able to quickly provide a volume capable LRO solution for our key customers, addressing their real, immediate needs in the space.”

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Coherent intros 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO module for outdoor deployments

Coherent Corp. introduced its I-temp 100G ZR QSFP28 digital coherent optics (DCO) transceiver designed for deployment in outdoor street cabinets and pole-mount physical plants in edge and access networks with a wider range of temperatures.

These transceivers can be installed directly onto already deployed access network equipment with QSFP28 ports such as optical line terminals (OLTs) and aggregation switches and routers for midhaul and backhaul applications.

The new transceiver uses Coherent's Steelerton digital signal processor (DSP), a purpose-built DSP component family launched in 2022. The new module is optimized for the lowest power consumption in a compact transceiver size. The DSP is paired with an efficient silicon photonics optical front-end and a power-optimized tunable laser, now enhanced to support a wider operating temperature range, resulting in module power consumption of less than 6 W at a case temperature of 85°C.

In 2023, Coherent was the first to offer this solution in C-temp (commercial temperature: 0°C to 70°C). The company is now the first in the industry to extend its performance to the industrial temperature range to enable even broader deployment opportunities.Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leading provider of high-performance optical networking solutions, today introduced its versatile I-temp 100G ZR QSFP28 digital coherent optics (DCO) transceiver.

“The Coherent 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO platform is built on our internally developed 100G digital signal processor. We are excited to continue to add new product variants that serve our customers’ needs, like the high transmit output power version for metro ROADM applications that was announced last fall and the industrial operating temperature version that we are announcing today,” said Matthias Berger, VP, Coherent Technology. “Since the launch of these products, we’ve experienced tremendous interest, and we believe that with these new versions, we can continue to grow the number of applications and use cases for the 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO transceiver family, pushing coherent technology ever further toward the network edge.”

https://www.coherent.com/news/press-releases/industry-first-I-temp-100g-zr-qsfp28-dco-module-for-expanded-application-in-edge-and-access-networks

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Eoptolink demos 200G/lane LPO

At #OFC24, Eoptolink will show linear-drive pluggable optics (LPO) operating at 200G per lambda, demonstrating how half-retimed solutions are a viable alternative for higher data-rate applications.

LPO transceivers are designed without DSPs or CDRs, resulting in lower power consumption and significantly less latency. Eoptolink 800G OSFP DR4 LPO transceivers utilize a silicon photonics PIC that transmits 4 parallel channels at 200Gbps. Reduced power and latency performance has resulted in an increasing interest in LPO modules for switch to server and GPU to GPU connectivity in High Performance Computing applications such as AI and ML clusters.

In addition, Eoptolink has launched the 2nd generation of its 100G/lane 800G and 400G LPO products for single-mode applications in OSFP, QSFP-DD and QSFP112 form-factors. The second generation of Eoptolink 800G and 400G LPO products enables users to achieve full TP2 compliance at the optical transmit interface of the modules. Both gen1 and gen2 LPOs are now available in high volume production.

"The exploration of LPOs in NIC and GPU applications are becoming increasingly popular, modern ASICs on the NICs allow full TP2 and TP3 compliance at the optical interface and at the same time LPOs offer cost, power and latency advantages", said Sean Davies, VP Sales, Eoptolink Technology Inc., Ltd. "Eoptolink is a founding member of the recently launched LPO MSA to help to develop the specifications for networking equipment and optics, which are required to enable a broad ecosystem of interoperable LPO solutions."

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POET to show 800G pluggable at #OFC24

 POET Technologies will be hosting the following demonstrations of new modules and optical engines during #OFC24:

• 800G Optical Engines: An 800G 2xFR4 OSFP Module with integrated POET Optical Engines will be demonstrated to showcase the superior error free performance after transmission over 2km of single mode fiber. The module consists of two 400G silicon photonics transmitters and one integrated 800G receiver, operating on four ITU-defined CWDM wavelengths.
• POET Starlight: An 8-channel packaged light source for C-Band and O-Band wavelengths for chip-to-chip AI applications and co-packaged optics for the data center market. Starlight can be integrated on a host board and connected to chips and ASICs with built-in silicon photonics. It is ready for scalable manufacturing using individually mounted lasers rather than expensive laser arrays, driving lower cost and expandability to 64 channels and above.
• 200G/lane Optical Engines: OFC attendees will get a first look at POET’s groundbreaking 200G/lane transmitter and receiver engines, fundamental building blocks for enabling pluggable transceivers at 1.6T and 3.2T data rates.
• EML-based 100G/lane Transmit Optical Engine with integrated driver: The latest version of POET’s Infinity chiplet incorporates externally modulated lasers (EMLs) and EML drivers that offer a highly integrated transmit solution with superior performance and at a lower cost for 400G and 800G FR4 applications.
• Pluggable transceivers from module partners: POET will showcase pluggable transceivers from module partners like Luxshare-TECH, ZKTel and Fibertop from 100G to 800G speeds that use POET’s Optical Interposer and Optical Engine technology.

www.poet-technologies.com

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AFL to expand U.S. fiber optic cable manufacturing

AFL will invest  over $50 million to expand its fiber optic cable manufacturing operations in South Carolina. 

This investment aligns with the Biden-Harris administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Internet for All initiatives to increase broadband access in the U.S. and will result in the creation of new jobs and support AFL’s portfolio of products compliant with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA).

“This expansion highlights AFL's commitment to providing an end-to-end BABA compliant cable and connectivity portfolio for our valued U.S. customers and represents a significant milestone toward AFL’s ongoing contribution to a stronger, more connected future for all communities across the country,” said Jaxon Lang, President and CEO of AFL.

The announcement builds on AFL’s previous investment of more than $35 million in the expansion of domestic cable manufacturing to support broadband deployment and modernization of the power grid.

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