News and BusinessLightCounting has updated its forecast for sales of Coherent and PAM4 DSP chipsets, saying the market for optical interface IC chipsets is reaching an inflection point now and is projected to grow at 20% CAGR in 2020-2024, as illustrated in the figure below. Sales of PAM4 DSP chipsets for applications in Ethernet transceivers and AOCs […]
Technologies and ProductsLuton United Kingdom, January 23, 2020 – Anritsu Corporation is now supporting FEC tests of 400-GbE and next-generation 800-GbE QSFP-DD and OSFP transceivers by adding PAM4 PPG 8ch synchronous/FEC pattern-generation functions to the company’s Signal Quality Analyser-R MP1900A series. FEC is being adopted at data centres using PAM4 to implement faster and larger-capacity 400-GbE, etc., […]
Technologies and ProductsNext-gen test and measurement solutions specialist VeEX has formally introduced its second generation RXT-6400 Advanced 400G test set. The latest iteration provides native PAM4 support for OSFP and QSFP-DD transceivers. The new RXT-6400 module, which is shipping to key customers, is based on the latest generation of flexible, state-of-the-art 58G PAM4-based FPGA technology. This […]
Technologies and ProductsAnritsu Corporation has launched a PAM4 Error Detector (ED), supporting 116-Gb/s bit error rate tests. The new module for the Anritsu Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A series is claimed to be the only instrument to achieve error-free measurement of PAM4 signals at 116 Gbps with industry-best operation bit rates and high Rx sensitivity. Combined with the […]
Technologies and ProductsMACOM Technology Solutions Inc. a supplier of semiconductor solutions, has announced availability of production versions of its four-channel (4 x 100G) 56/106 Gbit PAM-4 linear transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) optimised for use in 400G optical modules targeting cloud data centre applications. The new MATA-03820 and the MATA-03819 are available in flip chip and wire bonding packaging […]
Technologies and ProductsAnritsu Corporation has enhanced its Signal Quality Analyser-R MP1900A BERT, with the introduction of four PAM4 BERT options adding multichannel synchronisation, multilane FEC pattern generation for 400GbE, Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) stressed signal generation to simulate transmission path losses, and application software for capturing device under test (DUT) error counts. The new options allow engineers […]
Technologies and ProductsVPIphotonics has unveiled the latest version of its Design Suite at OFC 2019. The suite provides access to professional application-specific simulation tools and several pluggable toolkit extensions with common usability, design process and data analysis capabilities. Version 10.0 offers enhancements of the user interface and tools operation and many advances in simulation capabilities, including new […]
Technologies and ProductsII‐VI Incorporated, a global manufacturer of optical components for datacom transmission, today introduced its 56 Gbps PAM4 VCSEL arrays for 400 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) short reach transceivers and active optical cables (AOCs) deployed in datacentres. The availability of Ethernet equipment with greater than 12 Tb/s of switching capacity enables hyperscale datacenters to accelerate the migration […]
Technologies and ProductsColorado, US-based Lightwave Logic, has launched a 50 Gbaud polymer modulator offering to address fibre optic communications needs for links over distances of 10 km or longer. The 50 Gbaud device is capable of base data rates of 100 Gbps when used with PAM-4 modulation, and of supporting aggregate data rates of 400 Gbps when implemented […]
Technical FeaturesWith the rapid proliferation of connected devices and sensors, we’re generating more data than ever before and this trend is expected to continue. In a world of exponential data growth, it raises some challenging questions: where do we store it, how do we get it where it needs to be when it’s needed, and how […]