September 21, 2011
GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX) says it has begun sampling its LX8220 Thin Film Polymer on Silicon (TFPS) Mach-Zehnder modulator used for 40-Gbps applications based on the differential quadrature phase-shift keying (DQPSK) modulation format.
September 21, 2011
In another sign that coherent technology is ramping up, NeoPhotonics Corp. (NYSE:NPTN) says it has quadrupled manufacturing capacity for its Integrated Coherent Receivers (ICR) for 40- and 100-Gbps coherent fiber-optic transport systems.
September 20, 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.
September 20, 2011
Inphi Corp. (NYSE: IPHI) has announced the availability of a pair of 100-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) CMOS PHYs. Based on Inphi's iPHY architecture announced in March, the IN112510 100GbE CMOS Gearbox and IN012525 100GbE CMOS Clock Data Recovery (CDR) chipsets integrate multiple channels along with transmit and receive functions.
September 20, 2011
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) has announced at ECOC its intension to offer a suite of five optical communications products in the second half of 2012 targeted at what it calls “Self Aware Networks.” The suite will include a wavelength-selective switch (WSS) two-pack, dual multicast switch, optical channel monitor, hybrid Raman/Erbium amplifier, and an EDFA array.
September 20, 2011
OE Solutions Co. Ltd. has announced the production of single-fiber bi-directional SFP optical transceivers for CPRI and OBSAI standards with CWDM wavelengths. For the OBSAI application, the rates are 6.144, 3.072, 1.536, and 0.768 Gbps. For the CPRI application, the rates are 6.144, 3.072, 2.4576, 1.2288, and 0.6144 Gbps.