Optical

At next week's ECOC 2024 in Frankfurt, the Linear Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement (LPO MSA) Group will demonstrate interoperability testing of network equipment using LPO links. Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO)...

OIF released the latest Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) Implementation Agreement (IA) version 5.3, alongside two new specifications and a white paper aimed at improving CMIS interoperability across the industry....

NewPhotonics Ltd. introduced its NPG102 PIC transmitter-on-chip (TOC), designed for 1.6 Tbps DSP-based optical transceiver modules, aimed at supporting AI-driven data center infrastructure demands. The NPG102 TOC offers low-latency data...

At ECOC24, Sivers Semiconductors and Ayar Labs will jointly demonstrate the integration of Sivers’ 16-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array into Ayar Labs’ SuperNova multi-wavelength light source, delivering 16 Tbps...

Synopsys agreed to sell its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies marking a strategic move to secure regulatory approval for Synopsys’ pending acquisition of Ansys. The sale will become...

Telstra successfully transmitted 1.6 Tbps over a single optical channel across 700 km using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology. The trial took place on Telstra’s live network between Melbourne...

Coherent Corp. introduced an L-band 800 Gbps coherent pluggable transceiver in a QSFP-DD form factor. By shifting from C-band to L-band, network capacity can increase from 32 Tbps to 64...

Keysight Technologies introduced its new N7718C Optical Reference Transmitter for testing optical receivers that support 200G-per-lane transmission. The N7718C Optical Reference Transmitter provides both clean and stressed signals, facilitating tests...

TeraSignal, a start-up based in Irvine, California, introduced TSLink, an intelligent chip-to-module (C2M) interconnect designed to revolutionize data transmission between large ASICs and linear optical modules. TSLink eliminates the need...

At next week's ECOC24 in Frankfurt, VIAVI Solutions is introducing its FVAM-2000, a new optical connector inspection tool for next-generation transceivers, and a 1.6Tb/s Ethernet test module. The FVAM-2000, part...

ENET, an NSI Industries brand, has released its 100G ZR QSFP28 DCO DWDM Tunable Transceiver, designed to address the growing demand for edge aggregation upgrades to 100Gbit/s. This low-power, cost-efficient...

Nokia and OTE Group, part of Deutsche Telekom, have set two new world records for optical transmission speeds using Nokia’s sixth-generation Photonic Service Engine (PSE-6s) technology. The field trial, conducted...

The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) has announced significant advancements in its Volume 1 Release 1.8 Specification, which introduces critical enhancements aimed at driving the next generation of high-performance RDMA networking....