4-channel 56 Gb/s PAM-4

Technologies and Products

OFC: II-VI and Samtec demo 56 Gbps PAM4 per channel FireFly™ on-board optical engines

By John Williamson

Optical components specialist II-VI Inc and electronic interconnect solutions provider Samtec have unveiled new 56 Gbps PAM4 per channel next-generation Samtec FireFly™ on-board optical engine technology. II-VI’s recently announced high speed VCSELs is embedded within the FireFly system architecture. A demonstration platform, put through its paces at OFC 2019, showcased low latency, high performance, on-board optical engines. The […]

Four-channel VCSEL driver (MALD-38435) and TIA (MATA-38434) complement existing quad CDRs

Technologies and Products

OFC 2018: Macom launches 400G chipset for short-reach optical links

By Matthew Peach

• Four-channel VCSEL driver (MALD-38435) and TIA (MATA-38434) complement existing quad CDRs • Analogue solution features high-performance and low power at low cost • Chipset solution to demo at OFC 2018 with Dust Photonics, Macom on Booth #2613 Macom Technology Solutions has announced the sampling availability of its four channel, 56 Gb/s PAM-4 VCSEL driver […]

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