Acacia Communications

Technologies and Products

Microchip, Acacia Communications collaborate on multi-rate optical transmission devices and software

By John Williamson

Microchip Technology Inc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Microsemi Corporation, and Acacia Communications, Inc have demonstrated interoperability between the former’s DIGI-G5 Optical Transport Network (OTN) processor and Acacia’s AC1200 Coherent Module. The objective of the companies’ collaboration is to enable the industry’s first flexible rate system architectures with an established ecosystem to support the market’s transition […]

NEC And Google Speed Up trans-Pacific system

Applications and Research

Acacia first with 400G DWDM over Marea trans-Atlantic submarine cable

By Peter Dykes

Acacia Communications has announced the first 400G single carrier DWDM transmission on the 6,600 km Marea submarine cable between Virginia Beach, USA, and Bilbao, Spain. The field demonstration was conducted by Acacia in collaboration with Microsoft and Facebook, and helped to demonstrate that improvements in capacity and spectral efficiency can enable increased utilisation of deployed […]

News and Business

Multivendor 100G PM-QPSK Coherent DWDM Line-Side Interoperability Demo

By John Williamson

Deutsche Telekom Tests Acacia Communications CFP-DCO Provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products Acacia Communications has announced that Deutsche Telekom has successfully completed its interoperability testing of Acacia’s CFP2-DCO module with Tier-1 switch and router platforms. The testing demonstrated line-side interoperability over 1,500 km of long-haul distance using Acacia’s CFP2-DCO module, demonstrating how 100G coherent DWDM line-side […]

Tom Williams, Senior Director of Marketing for Acacia Communications

Technologies and Products

Coherent ZR Optics For CFP, CFP2 Pluggable Modules

By John Williamson

New Acacia Interconnects Address Network Access and Edge Applications Provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products Acacia Communications, Inc has announced the general availability of two new high-speed coherent optical interconnect products for “ZR” applications. Enabled by Acacia’s low-power, integrated designs which leverage proprietary Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and silicon photonic technologies, the new 100G/200G […]

Technologies and Products

Acacia Communications launches Coherent CFP2-DCO module

By Matthew Peach

Acacia Communications, a developer of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, has announced the general availability of its pluggable coherent CFP2-DCO module, which supports 100G and 200G transmission. The module is designed to help cloud and telecommunications providers reduce operational and capital expenses, increase reach and accelerate time-to-market of high-capacity solutions. The modules are suitable for […]

Technologies and Products

Acacia Communications introduces CFP2-ACO module based on silicon PIC

By Matthew Peach

Acacia Communications, a developer of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, has started sampling modules based on the CFP2-ACO Implementation Agreement defined by the Optical Internetworking Forum. The CFP2-ACO modules contain all components necessary for dual polarization coherent transmission and utilize an analog RF interface to a coherent Digital Signal Processor residing on the host board. […]