MagazineDatacentres, increasingly powered by optical networking technology, are currently proliferating around the world. In large part this is due to the on-going rise of digital and online economies, and the increasingly connected and networked nature of modern life, writes John Williamson.
Applications and ResearchAn analysis by Princeton researchers has shown that a type of foam, long studied by scientists, is able to block particular wavelengths of light. This is acknowledged as a highly desirable property for next-generation information technology that uses light instead of electricity. The researchers, integrating expertise from materials science, chemistry and physics, conducted exhaustive computational […]
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Technologies and ProductsInfinera has announced the availability of the Infinera EMXP-XH800, an X-haul-optimised packet optical switch purpose-built for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN). Part of Infinera’s XTM Series, the EMXP-XH800 is Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)-compliant and is designed to help network operators cost-effectively deploy 5G and fibre deep applications. The EMXP-XH800 enables mobile operators and wholesale providers to cost-effectively […]
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Technical FeaturesHistory has shown that adoption of optical transceiver/transponder solutions accelerates when implementable standardization and interoperability are established. Coherent optical technology, traditionally a closed-system technology with proprietary implementations, is evolving towards a similar path, which will help carriers and hyperscale data center network operators by ensuring multiple suppliers for their critical components. This article reviews recent […]
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