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A Low-Cost Optical Solution for High-Speed Internet Access

A group of professionals has teamed up to form ‘Sardana project’, which intends developing key techniques to hone the strength and scalability of the widely used fibre-to-home networks.

13 Mar 2012

GigOptix Receives Production Order for 28Gbps Modulator GX6262 Driver

GigOptix, a supplier of semiconductor and optical components, declared that it has secured an order to manufacture GX6262, a Mach Zehnder Modulator (MZM) driver of 28Gbps specifically designed for metro and long-haul optical transmitters.

9 Mar 2012

Timbercon Unveils PRIZM LightTurn Cable Assemblies at OFC/NFOEC Tradeshow

Timbercon, a manufacturer of fiber optics product and solutions, has recently declared the availability of the PRIZM LightTurn cable assemblies at the OFC/NFOEC tradeshow in Los Angeles, California.

From Timbercon 8 Mar 2012

EXFO’s IQS-9100B Optical Switch Offers Fast Switching Time and Long-Term Reliability

EXFO has introduced its MEMS optical switch test module called the IQS-9100B, the latest addition to the company’s Windows-based IQS-600 platform.

From EXFO Inc. 8 Mar 2012

CEA-Leti and III-V lab Exhibits Integrated Silicon Transmitter at OFC 2012

A joint lab of CEA Leti, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France, and Thales Research and Technology called CEA-Leti and III-V lab has recently declared that it has established an integrated tunable transmitter on silicon.

7 Mar 2012

Corning, ADVA Optical Networking to Demonstrate 100 G Solution at OFC/NFOEC

ADVA Optical Networking and Corning will exhibit a 100 G solution for the metro environment at the OFC/NFOEC 2012 in Los Angeles. This solution features the minimal cost-per-bit 100G transmission over a distance of 125 km with no passive dispersion compensation or inline amplification, working with standard single-mode fiber with increase reach of nearly 85 km.

7 Mar 2012

Mindspeed Unveils New Family of Burst-Mode Laser Drivers

Mindspeed Technologies, a provider of semiconductor systems for network infrastructure applications, has introduced the latest member of its burst-mode laser drivers for use in optical networking units that offer fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) multi-play services through fiber-access networks utilizing Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and Gigabit Ethernet PON (GEPON) technologies.

7 Mar 2012