Nov 20 2010
Luxtera announced that it has demonstrated the 25 Gbps receiver technology in the Silicon Photonics platform. Luxtera utilizes the advantages of Silicon Photonics to overcome the restrictions in today’s serial and parallel 10 Gbps products. The company now completely supports the optical interconnect bandwidth and offers expanded reach at lower cost.
The 25 Gbps receiver technology, when combined with the 25 Gbps transmitters, allows product manufacturing for serial 32G Fiber Channel and 100 Gbps InfiniBand applications. Luxtera will also exhibit the transceivers at the SC10 conference to be held in New Orleans.
Silicon Photonics uses CMOS processes to offer photo-detection and waveguide level modulation. Lasers in silicon photonics devices, unlike directly modulated transceivers, continuously supply photons to the chip. Laser light is used to power numerous optical transmitters on a chip and eradicates the requirement for multiple lasers. The Silicon Photonics technology provides high-quality performance at 25 Gbps when combined with waveguide photodetector receivers and single-mode fiber.
Blazar, 40 Gbps Active Optical Cables, will offer connectivity solutions for the SC10 InfiniBand network. They consume 20 mW of power and can support a maximum of 4000 m.