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MSA Group Announces Plan to Develop High-Speed QSFP-DD Interface at Optical Fiber Communications Conference

The QSFP-DD Multi Source Agreement (MSA) Group announced today at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference in Anaheim, CA a plan to develop high-speed, double-density quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP-DD) interfaces. The primary objective of the MSA Group is to define the specifications and promote industry adoption of the QSFP-DD.

22 Mar 2016

Altera Unveils Dual-Mode 56-Gbps PAM-4 and 30-Gbps NRZ Transceivers for Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs

Altera, now the Programmable Solutions Group (PSG) within Intel Corporation, today unveiled the transceiver technology that will enable Stratix® 10 FPGAs and SoCs to support data rates up to 56 Gbps. Altera is demonstrating today the FPGA industry's first dual-mode 56-Gbps pulse-amplitude modulation with 4-levels (PAM-4) and 30-Gbps non-return-to-zero (NRZ) transceivers.

22 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

EyeCheck Thermo 400 – Smart Thermal Imaging Camera

EVT presents the new EyeCheck Thermo 400. This is an intelligent thermal imaging camera with a microbolometer sensor for detecting infrared radiation between 8 and 14 µm.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 21 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

Lumentum’s Latest Technologies and Solutions on Display at OFC 2016

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”) today announced it will have on hand a full complement of its telecom and datacom products at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) OFC 2016 in Anaheim, Calif., from March 20 - 24, 2016.

21 Mar 2016

Acacia Communications Announces Shipment of over 13,000 Coherent CFP Modules

Acacia Communications, a leading provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, today announced that it has shipped over 13,000 coherent modules in its AC100-CFP product family.

21 Mar 2016

High Power LED Fixed-Pattern Projector Works at Long Distances in Bright Backgrounds for Structured Lighting in 3D Machine Vision

Innovations in Optics, Inc. introduces the Pattern Blazer™, a high power LED Fixed-Pattern Projector for structured lighting in 3D machine vision.

From Innovations In Optics, Inc. 18 Mar 2016

Prior Scientific's LF210 Laser Autofocus System Improves Microscopic Examination of Reflective Samples

The LF210 Laser Autofocus System from Prior Scientific is designed to improve microscopic examination of a wide range of reflective samples including semiconductor wafers and hard disc drive platens.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 18 Mar 2016

Ciena Extends Benefit of Advanced 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to Increase Network Scalability

Ciena® is extending the benefits of its market-leading 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to significantly increase network scalability and accelerate the move to open, virtualized, SDN-based architectures. Ciena’s 6500 T-Series is purpose-built for the Terabit world, offering significantly reduced power consumption and space requirements.

18 Mar 2016

Netunwired Selects Siklu to Backhaul New Wireless Broadband Network

Siklu Inc., the global market leader in millimeter-wave radios, announced it was selected by Netunwired LCC to backhaul a new wireless broadband network at the Aurora Sports Complex in Colorado. Siklu's wireless, Gigabit radios were selected for their out-of-the-box, easy to deploy characteristics, and inherent interference-free quality.

18 Mar 2016

Oclaro’s Non-Hermetic 25Gbit/s 1.3ìm DFB Laser Diodes Qualified for 100Gbit/s Transceivers

Oclaro, Inc., a leading provider and innovator of optical communications solutions, today announced the successful qualification of its non-hermetic 25Gbit/s 1.3 ìm distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes for 100Gbit/s transceivers.

18 Mar 2016

OFC 2016 to Feature Xilinx’s Multiple Industry-First Solutions for Ultra-High Bandwidth Optical Networks

Xilinx, Inc. will introduce multiple industry-first solutions for ultra-high bandwidth optical networks at OFC 2016. Targeting OTN and Datacenter Interconnect (DCI) applications, these never publicly demoed solutions enable systems OEMs to deliver fast-to-market, efficient and scalable transport of big data across data centers and optical transport networks.

18 Mar 2016

Lumentum Releases Scalable SDN Optical Whitebox Platform

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”) unveiled a new optical whitebox platform supporting an ecosystem enabling SDN within data center & metro/edge DWDM transport. The initial products include a family of configurable rack-mountable optical whiteboxes: terminal amplifier, line amplifier, mux/demux, and ROADM.

18 Mar 2016

Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Can Help Monitor Bacterial Growth

It’s important to know how microorganisms — particularly pathogenic microbes — grow under various conditions. Certain bacteria can cause food poisoning when eaten and bacterial growth in medical blood supplies, while rare, might necessitate discarding the blood.

18 Mar 2016