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Heilind to provide FCI MergeOptics products
The company will sell FCI MergeOptics products, including those incorporating III-V VCSELs, designed for use in the optical communications, fibre and Ethernet industries
Heilind Electronics, one of the largest distributors of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking FCI's MergeOptics family of products.
FCI MergeOptics integrates optical components with high frequency electrical circuits into one compact module.
MergeOptics' products are designed for use in data communications, telecommunications, lasers, modulators and photo diode applications in the optical communications industry as well as in fibre and Ethernet markets.
Applications include 10GbE datacom and storage area networks (SAN/NAS) based on the IEEE802.3ae and Fibre Channel 10GFC Rev. 4.0 standards. Other uses are in Data Centres and high performance computing applications requiring short to moderate transmission lengths.
MergeOptics says it delivers efficient and flexible network management solutions that include X2, XFP, SFP+, QSFP and CXPO form factors that meet the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA), Fibre Channel, 10G Ethernet and IEE 802.3 specifications.
The firm's portfolio features products that integrate VCSEL based optical components and high performance photo diodes with high frequency electrical circuits in compact modules and cable assemblies that are compliant with industry standard optical and electrical interfaces and operate at speeds of 10 Gb/s or higher.
