Industry News

MultiPhy Offers 100G PHY IC For Metro Networks

November 2, 2011

Startup optical semiconductor vendor MultiPhy Ltd has announced the MP1100Q, a 100-Gbps DEMUX receiver chip in CMOS designed for 4x25-Gbps approaches to lower-cost 100-Gbps in the metro.

Opnext targets 2012 for coherent transponder module production

November 2, 2011

Opnext, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPXT) looks like it remains in front in the race to provide the first 100-Gbps optical transponder module based on dual-polarization quadrature phase-shift-keying (DP-QPSK) with coherent detection. The company officially introduced the OTM-100 module today at ECOC and asserts the transponder will be in mass production by next April.

Capella Offers The CR-EX 1x20 WSS

November 1, 2011

Capella Intelligent Subsystems added its name to the list of 1x20 wavelength-selective switch (WSS) suppliers this week with the unveiling of the CR-EX. The 1x20 WSS offers an integrated monitoring capability, wide passbands, high extinction ratio, and low cross talk and insertion loss for all 21 ports, Capella asserts.

Optical Components And 100-Gbps DP-QPSK transponder

November 1, 2011

It looks like Opnext will have a race on its hands to be the first to offer a 100-Gbps DP-QPSK transponder after all. Fujitsu Optical Components Ltd. has announced that they too will have such a module available by April 2012, the same month Opnext has promised to deliver theirs (see “Opnext targets April 2012 for 100G DP-QPSK coherent transponder module production”).

Finisar unveils multi-rate serial 40-Gbps CFP-FR optical modules

November 1, 2011

Designed for 40-Gbps client-side network applications, the CFP-FR module has an MSA pluggable form factor and power consumption below 8 W. In addition to supporting 40GBase-FR operation, it also will support SONET OC-768 and OUT-3, say Finisar sources. Finisar will use EXFO's FTB-8140 Transport Blazer to demonstrate its performance quality. The company will also demonstrate interoperability with a 300-PIN module. The CFP-FR is also plug-in compatible with SR4 and LR4 CFP modules, the company adds.

Ixia offers Xcellon-Lava for 40/100 GBE dual-speed CFP

November 1, 2011

Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA) has unveiled the Xcellon-Lava, the latest version of its high-speed Ethernet (HSE) test family. Xcellon-Lava offers two 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) interfaces in a single-slot configuration, with enhanced capabilities for routing, switching, and application-layer testing.

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