Technologies and ProductsIn cooperation with its partners, Orange has demonstrated multi-vendor interoperability of 400 Gbps optical modules over several network segments. The results were presented in a post-deadline session at OFC. The trial was performed at the Orange Labs on a link composed of 3 interconnected segments: a metropolitan link of 125 km with an optical module […]
News and BusinessRanovus and TE Connectivity are collaborating to deliver what the companies claim is the world’s first CPO platform based on RANOVUS’ Odin™ 800Gbps Analog-Drive CPO 2.0 architecture with TE’s CPx fine pitch socket interposer technology. The CPO implementation, the result of a three-year development cooperation between RANOVUS and TE, showcases a fully operational co-packaged optical […]
Technologies and ProductsVIAVI has introduced a 400G module for its OneAdvisor 800 range of field testers, to provide advanced 400G transport test and maintenance functionality for business service and network core technicians working in the field. Combining its transmission protocol and fibre network modularity, the OneAdvisor 800 offers testing performance for technicians who must carry their gear […]
Technologies and ProductsBuilding on the success of the AC1200 and the Pico DSP, Acacia has launched its Coherent Interconnect Module 8 (CIM 8), based on its newest DSP technology, the 8th generation Jannu 5nm CMOS DSP, which includes second generation 3D Shaping and continuous baud rate adjustment of up to 140Gbaud. The new module is designed to […]
Technologies and ProductsRagile Networks Inc., a California-based open network solution provider, has demonstrated its their latest 51.2Tbps, 64*800G liquid cooled, co-packaged ethernet switch, TP-B6940-64X2. As a part of OIF’s Physical Link Layer Interoperability Demo 2022 program, the switch, which measures 442mm × 43.6mm × 730mm, (1RU) demonstrated interoperability with a number of capabilities. These include support for […]
Technologies and ProductsSouthampton University spin-off Lumenisity® Limited, has released a new generation of hollowcore fibre, DNANF®. The company says the technology has the lowest attenuation of any hollowcore fibre reported to date, and in doing so surpasses the attenuation of conventional germanium-doped single-mode fibre (SMF) in the O and C bands. DNANF is Lumenisity’s latest evolution of […]
News and BusinesseuNetworks Fiber UK Ltd, a Western European bandwidth infrastructure company, has deployed a seven kilometre hollowcore fibre link between Interxion LON1: A digital realty company data centre, and The London Stock Exchange’s new data centre in London’s Docklands, using ultra low latency CoreSmart® cable. Lumenisity® supplied its CoreSmart® cable which is based on NANF® hollowcore […]
Technologies and ProductsIP Wave is Ribbon’s framework for creating service-driven IP Optical networking solutions that enable service providers to address major network and operational challenges by building, deploying, managing and future-proofing their multi-layer data and optical networks. IP Wave solutions fuse optimised hardware and automation software within an open architecture to give service providers the agility they […]
Technologies and ProductsQuantifi Photonics has debuted its PXI-based PAM4 BERT and 288-channel optical power meter at OFC 2022. Both products are aimed at addressing high density, high-capacity standards and improving parallel test capacity for high-volume transceiver manufacturing. Quantifi Photonic’s BERT-1102, a new PXI-based 29G PAM4 BERT (pictured), brings eight lanes of 29 Gbaud PAM4 in a single […]
Technologies and ProductsScintil Photonics, a fabless company developing and marketing silicon photonic integrated circuits, has unveiled a prototype III-V-Augmented Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit. The single-chip solution comprises all the active and passive components made from standard silicon photonics available in commercial foundries, with III-V optical amplifiers/lasers integrated on the backside of advanced silicon photonic circuits. Scintil says […]
Technologies and ProductsEFFECT Photonics and Jabil Photonics, a business unit of Jabil Inc., say they intend to co-develop a next generation of coherent optical modules. The modules will provide a solution for network operators and hyperscalers that want to take advantage of the high-end performance with QSFP-DD small footprint, low power consumption and cost, field replaceability and […]
Technologies and ProductsNeoPhotonics Corporation has launched a new radiation tolerant version of its Nano ultra-pure light tuneable laser which has been designed for use in low earth orbit satellite communications applications. The company’s current Nano-ITLA laser is in high volume production for terrestrial fibre optics applications and is used by many of the leading optical networking companies […]
Technologies and ProductsRanovus Inc. has announced the availability of its protocol-agnostic Odin™ 100G optical I/O cores based on GF Fotonix™, GlobalFoundries’ recently announced next-generation, monolithic platform. GF Fotonix™ is claimed to be the first in the industry to combine its differentiated 300mm photonics and RF-CMOS features on a silicon wafer, delivering best-in-class performance at scale. Ranovus says […]
Technologies and ProductsFurukawa Electric Company subsidiary OFS, has collaborated with Viavi Solutions on what the companies claim is the first test and measurement focused amplifier based on a new OFS bismuth-doped fibre. OFS says the fibre is the first to be produced at sufficient volumes to meet growing demand for 400 GbE and 800 GbE test […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera unveiled the ICE6 Turbo, claimed to be the industry’s first coherent optical solution that can operate above 100 Gbaud. Produced in Infinera’s U.S.-based fabrication centre, ICE6 Turbo is a performance-optimised configuration of Infinera’s 1.6T (2 x 800G) ICE6 coherent optical engine. With the introduction of the Turbo mode, Infinera claims the ICE6 increases its […]
Technologies and ProductsRanovus Inc. is to demonstrate a Co-Packaged Optics platform using a Xilinx Versal ACAP and Ranovus Odin™ 800Gbps CPO 2.0. The joint demonstration between Ranovus and AMD, is the first public showing of the companies’ CPO 2.0 solution for AI/ML platforms that demand power efficient, high throughput and high density optical interconnect. Ranovus’ Odin™ is […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia today announced it will showcase Coherent Routing, IP-optical solution at OFC. The company also announced a wide range of upgrades for its next- generation packet optical transport network (P-OTN) solutions for CSPs offering wholesale services. Coherent Routing The Coherent Routing demo will highlight the ability of IP routers to connect directly […]
Technologies and ProductsPhotonic Components, a German-based manufacturer of VCSEL and photodiode solutions for data communication, will show its current 850 nm product portfolio and its future roadmap for longer wavelengths at the OFC in San Diego. With a history in VCSEL and photodiode technology, the company says it continues to innovate its product portfolio. TRUMPF will showcase […]