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NEWS 400G TRANSCEIVERS
400G transceivers deliver
32Tbits per fibre
NEOPHOTONICS HAS STARTED SHIPPING ITS FIRST 400G CAPABLE CLEARLIGHT
CFP2-DCO TRANSCEIVERS FOR END CUSTOMER TRIALS. NEIL TYLER REPORTS
NeoPhotonics, a designer and manufacturer of advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit based
modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, has
shipped its new 400G capable ClearLight CFP2-DCO transceiver for end customer trials.
The industry’s first transceiver module is able to deliver as much as 32 Terabits of capacity per
fibre by using internal optics that can support 80 channels of 64 Gbaud data at 75GHz wavelength
channel spacing combined with the latest generation of 7nm node DSP (digital signal processing)
technology.
This product effectively increases the capacity of an optical fibre by as much as 50 percent over
standard systems at comparable distances.
The ClearLight CFP2-DCO is the first in a series of coherent module solutions based on
NeoPhotonics’ patented Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) platform, which will enable cloud
operators and carriers to create optical interconnects with significantly greater capacity and density
with reduced complexity in the high-capacity DWDM (“dense wavelength division multiplex”) optical
networks being used in hyper-scale cloud and telecom infrastructure applications.
The module incorporates several industry solutions from NeoPhotonics in a pluggable module,
including its new extended tuning range Ultra-Narrow Linewidth Tunable C++ LASERTM Micro-ITLA.
It also features the company’s high bandwidth 64 Gbaud C++ ICRTM Receiver and C++ CDMTM
Modulator.
For Long Haul and Regional applications, the module utilises 64 Gbaud and QPSK modulation
to deliver 200G per wavelength transmission. This is made possible by an industry-leading OSNR
of less than 14dB and enhanced performance to enable substantially longer reaches than standard
32 Gbaud, 16 QAM systems.
“This new module joins our ClearLight CFP-DCO transceiver line, which has been shipping since
2017, and is our first in a series of DCO Modules for 400G transmission, providing the benefits
of extended C++ tuning range,” said Tim Jenks, Chairman and CEO of NeoPhotonics. “This series
uses our leading 64 Gbaud Silicon Photonics or Indium Phosphide PICs, together with our new
Tunable C++ LASER Micro-ITLA. This will increase the capacity and distance performance in a
network well above that currently available in systems today.”
AImotive unveils ISO
26262 certified simulator Element Materials Technology has acquired
AImotive, has announced that its aiSim
simulator for automated driving development
has achieved ISO 26262 tool certification - the
standard for functional safety, governing the
development of all automotive systems.
The validation of automated driving systems
is critical and a purpose-built simulation suite
with a toolset designed to accelerate the
development of automated driving technologies
not only reduces development costs but
increases safety by enabling the repeatable
testing of various scenarios and corner cases.
The aiDrive automated driving software suite
is modular and hardware setup agnostic and is
compatible with sensors of all types ensuring
its modules can be deployed in a wide range of
automated driving systems.
Element acquires PCTEST
the connected technologies business, PCTEST
Engineering Laboratory (PCTEST), significantly
strengthening its position in testing and
certification services within the connected
technologies market.
PCTEST is a leading research and
development, certification, and testing business
that has built a strong position in the mobile
device, wearables, and network connectivity
regulatory and compliance sector.
The acquisition signals the creation of an
entirely new Connected Technologies sector
in Element that will serve a wide range of
customers from its 17 combined laboratories
across the US, UK, Germany, China, Japan
and Korea providing a full suite of connected
devices testing and certification services.
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