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ADVA Optical Networking Leads Silicon Photonics Enabling Exascale Data Networks Project

ADVA Optical Networking today announced that it is leading the Silicon Photonics Enabling Exascale Data Networks (SPEED) project. The project creates a platform for development, manufacturing and packaging of application-specific electro-photonic integrated circuits (ePICs) in silicon. ePICs combine electronic and optical functions on a single semiconductor chip, delivering better performance, smaller footprint and lower cost than competing solutions.

25 Mar 2016

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Announces Private Technology Demonstration at OFC 2016

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”), a leading supplier of high-performance RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced a private technology demonstration at OFC 2016, featuring a complete electronics chip-set utilizing PAM-4 technology and enabling a 56Gbps per lane data rate.

24 Mar 2016

OFC 2016: Mellanox Technologies Demonstrates 50Gb/s Silicon Photonics Optical Modulators and Detectors

Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end intelligent interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems announced a demonstration of 50Gb/s silicon photonics optical modulators and detectors at the Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) conference.

24 Mar 2016

Applied Optoelectronics’ New Products on Display at OFC 2016

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, will be demonstrating a 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) link using its proprietary transceiver technology at the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) conference that is taking place on March 22-24, in Anaheim, California at booth #1415.

24 Mar 2016

ADVA Optical Networking Unveils New MicroMux Module

ADVA Optical Networking today unveiled its new MicroMux(TM) module - the latest addition to its FSP 3000 CloudConnect(TM) solution. The module provides unprecedented client port flexibility for data center interconnect (DCI) applications without compromising power, space or spectral efficiency. The active QSFP28 adapter has been specifically designed to convert 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) client ports into either 10 x 10GbE ports or 2 x 40GbE ports.

23 Mar 2016

CALIENT and ADARA to Showcase SDN Transport Packet Optical Integration Solution at OFC2016

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader for optical switching technology, today announced a full slate of technology demonstrations and presentations at OFC 2016 focused on the SDN Transport Packet Optical Integration (SDN-TPOI) solution it has jointly developed with ADARA Networks.

23 Mar 2016

IRT Nanoelec Integrates Laser, Silicon Mach Zehnder Modulator for 25-Gbps Optical Transmission

IRT Nanoelec, an R&D consortium focused on information and communication technologies (ICT) using micro- and nanoelectronics, today announced the first co-integration of a III-V/silicon laser and silicon Mach Zehnder modulator demonstrating 25 Gbps transmission on a single channel. This transmission rate usually is achieved using an external source, over a 10 km single-mode fiber.

22 Mar 2016

Sony Optical Archive Unveils Affordable, Scalable Optical Library System Solution

Sony Optical Archive Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony, today unveiled the Everspan Library System (Everspan), a scalable optical library system solution that delivers archiving capabilities far exceeding the capacity of what is available in the marketplace today, at a fraction of the cost.

21 Mar 2016

Japanese Scientists Review Recent Progress in Advanced Optical Materials Based on Gadolinium Aluminate Garnet

Japanese scientists have reviewed recent progress in advanced optical materials based on gadolinium aluminate garnet (GAG), while pointing out the knowledge gaps that need to be filled to improve their optical performance.

18 Mar 2016

Inphi Expands 45GBaud Linear Coherent Product Family with Launch of New SMT Quad Linear Driver

Inphi Corporation, a leading provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, introduces the IN4517SZ, a quad linear differential to single-ended Mach-Zehnder Modulator Driver in a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) package.

17 Mar 2016