Parallel optical interface

The main applications for parallel optic interfaces are found in telecommunications and supercomputers. It displaces copper backplanes that are commonly used for large switching equipment design.

There are two forms of commercially available products for parallel optic interfaces. The first is a twelve channel system consisting of an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The second is a four channel transceiver product that is capable of transmitting four channels and receiving four channels in one product.

Parallel optics is often the most cost effective solution for getting 40 Gigabit per second transmission of data over distances exceeding 100 meters.

September 13, 2011

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