Broadcom intros 5nm integrated 800G PAM-4 PHY
At #OFC23, Broadcom announced sampling of its 5nm 100G/lane optical PAM-4 DSP PHY with integrated transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and laser driver. The new BCM85812,…
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Adtran showcases coherent 100ZR QSFP28
Adtran demonstrated its Coherent 100ZR QSFP28 coherent pluggable operating over a DWDM metro ring configured with equipment at the Adtran booth as well as…
Corning carries 400G across 2,400km with Infinera’s QSFP-DD coherent pluggable
Infinera achieved a 400G single-wavelength transmission using a 400G QSFP-DD intelligent coherent pluggable across 2,400 km of Corning’s TXF optical fiber — double the…
Arelion carries 400G wavelength over 1,800km with Infinera
Infinera and Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier) announced a record-setting transmission of 400 Gb/s using a QSFP-DD pluggable coherent transceiver over 1,800 km of SMF-28…
Windstream Wholesale carries 1 terabit wavelength over 540 km
Windstream Wholesale completed a live network trial that transmitted a 1 Terabit wave over 541 km over its Intelligent Converged Optical Network (ICON) network…
QSFP-DD MSA to extend module bandwidth to 1.6 Tbps
The QSFP-DD Multi Source Agreement (MSA) plans to develop a new specification extending the bandwidth of the form factor to 1.6 Tbps. The new…
Ayar Labs demos 4-Tbps optical interconnect
Ayar Labs will demonstrate the first 4 terabit-per-second (Tbps) bidirecti onal Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) optical solution at the upcoming Optical Fiber Communication Conference…
ColorChip announces Chip-on-Board AEC for 800G and 1.6Tbps
ColorChip introduced chip-on-board technology for active electrical cables, enabling high density 1.6T OSFP-XD with significant improvements in both performance and cost. This innovation addresses…
Effect Photonics intros pico tunable laser for QSFP28 100G ZR
EFFECT Photonics introduced a Pico Tunable Laser Assembly (pTLA) to address the growing demand for 100G coherent transceivers in access networks. The new pTLA…
Coherent intros optical amplifier components
Coherent, an early pioneer in embedded optical amplifiers, introduced a portfolio of smaller ultracompact components that enable optical amplifiers embedded in next-generation high-speed telecom…
POET to demo 800G optical engines and light sources
At next month’s Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) in San Diego, POET Technologies will be hosting live demonstrations of its advanced optical…