Optical

Researchers at NTT have developed a Lambda-sacle Embedded Active Photonic-crystal (LEAP) Laser that enables 10 Gbps communications while using only 10% of the power of conventional lasers.  NTT believes the...

BT conducted a series of trials of 100, 200, and 400G, as well as an "800G super-channel," using equipment from Ciena. The trials, which occurred in March 2013, ran over...

A new National Photonics Initiative (NPI) has been established with a mission to advance areas of photonics critical to maintaining US competitiveness and national security. Backers of the NPI include...

The overall optical network hardware market worldwide, including SONET/SDH and WDM equipment, totaled $2.6 billion in 1Q13, according to a new report from Infonetics. Some highlights: North America was the...

Russia's RASCOM is deploying Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform for a 100G upgrade of a route connecting Russia to Western Europe. This critical international network provides RASCOM’s wholesale and enterprise customers...

Mellanox Technologies agreed to acquire privately held Kotura, a developer of advanced silicon photonics optical interconnect technology, for a total cash purchase price of approximately $82 million. Both the Mellanox...

Acacia Communications raised $20 million in new venture funding for its coherent OIF-compliant AC100 modules. Acacia designs, manufactures and sells leading-edge optical transponder modules for coherent 100G and above.  The...

Ciena has enhanced its 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with new E-Suite packet modules that integrate packet switching and traffic management alongside OTN transport. The new E-Suite for 6500 includes both blade-based...

Overture introduced a gigabit optical Ethernet Access Device (EAD) designed to serve as Carrier Ethernet on-ramp for performance-assured mobile backhaul and enterprise cloud services. The Overture 65 Next Generation Gigabit...

NeoPhotonics, a supplier of photonic integrated circuits based in San Jose, California, has opened a sales and R&D office in Moscow and servicing the Russian Federation and the broader eastern...

The Optical Internetworking Forum has started work on an SDN Framework document to better focus the conflicting and confusing requirements that vary in the industry for Transport SDN. "The OIF...

BICS, a global provider of international wholesale carrier services, has selected the Infinera DTN-X platform to upgrade its Pan-European network. The BICS Pan-European network stretches across 9,000 kilometers of fiber...

Cyan completed its initial public offering (IPO) and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CYNI". Mark Floyd, Cyan's Chairman and CEO, joined by...