March 1, 2012
u²t Photonics AG has added what it asserts is the fastest coherent photodetector on the market to its line of coherent components. The CPDV1200R supports up to 64 Gbaud for use in designs targeting 400-Gbps or 1-Tbps optical transmission applications based on coherent detection.
March 1, 2012
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) says that Malaysian carrier Fibrecomm Network (M) Sdn. Bhd. is expanding its network with equipment from Ciena, including advanced optical technologies such as 40G, OTN switching, and directionless ROADMs. The carrier is the first in the region to deploy Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching and directionless ROADM technology, according to Ciena.
February 13, 2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Vixar a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to demonstrate the feasibility of a composite resonator VCSEL (CRVCL) that can support a 40- to 100-Gbps serial data transmission rate.
February 13, 2012
ZTE Corp. (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) says that as of the end of the third quarter of 2011, if you own 10G EPON equipment, you bought it from them. The company says that as of that quarter, it enjoyed a 100% share of the 10G EPON market.
February 10, 2012
CyOptics Inc. has made available a new series of 40-Gbps transmit optical subassemblies (TOSA) and receive optical subassemblies (ROSA) for use in Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable (QSFP+) transceivers. Such transceivers are growing increasingly popular as interfaces for high-bandwidth routers and switches in datacenter and enterprise networks.
February 10, 2012
Carrier Ethernet systems provider Overture Networks Inc. has rebranded itself as Overture. The move comes after the acquisition and integration of Hatteras Networks last March, as well as a bit of self-examination and conversations with customers and analysts, says a company source.