Emcore unveils 40 Gbit/s parallel optical interconnect
The MTX8521 transmitters and MRX8521 receivers are designed for links to replace expensive serial interconnects and will be the enabling component for the Optical Internetworking Forum s emerging VSR5 Parallel OC-768 Transponder standard, including short-haul applications such as logic-logic data links, optical backplanes, ganged serial connections (12 X OC-48) and board-to-board and shelf-to-shelf high-speed interconnects. The modules perform logic-to-light and light-to-logic conversions for data transmission over multimode fiber ribbon cable, at a wavelength of 850 nm and a power consumption of typically just 2 W for the TX/RX pair.
The MTX8521/MRX8521 use a pluggable 100-pin matrix array electrical connector on its underside to simplify integration into circuit cards.
"Emcore continues to expand its optical module offerings to address network speed and capacity demands," said Robert Bryan, VP of the Fiber Optics division. "Improvements to optical module speed increase bandwidth capacity and enable customers to achieve faster switching - essentially they gain more Gbit/s per dollar. Our new line of optical modules offers a convenient, pluggable solution to provide network equipment manufacturers with high performance, next-generation products that are the building blocks to facilitate fast and reliable transmission of data."
The MTX8521/MRX8521 transceivers follow the same mechanical footprint and electrical interface as the company s 12 X 2.7 Gbit/s transmit/receive modules, which are compliant with the 12-channel Pluggable Optical Module Multi-Source Agreement (SNAP12).
Michele Boudway
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