Ranovus will demonstrate a 4.8 Tbps DWDM Direct Detect solution operating over a single 80km fiber link for Data Center Interconnect (DCI) applications. The demo uses key foundational technologies from Ranovus and Broadcom including a Quantum Dot Laser (QDL), Silicon Photonics (SiP) and low-power, high-performance BCM82251 56G PAM4 PHY IC.
“We are excited to have collaborated with Broadcom in offering a disruptive Direct Detect solution for next generation DCI transport networks. We have been leading the development of innovative product solutions for the data center interconnect market utilizing our core QDL and SiP platform technologies. The combination of our technology along with a leading PAM4 platform offers a higher spectrally efficient solution to enable a DCI offering that is flexible, scalable, having the lowest cost and power per Gbit/s than any available offering in the market today” said Saeid Aramideh, Co-founder and Chief Marketing & Sales Officer at Ranovus. “Our solution set enables on-board optics as well as module-based solutions for pluggability into various Switch, Routing and DWDM Network Elements”.
Key Features of Ranovus’ Direct Detect based solution:
Ø Scalable optical engine with a variety of pluggable module form factors supporting switching, routing and DWDM platforms
Ø Supporting DCI and metro access distances for 15km, 40km, 80km+ applications
Ø Offering 96 DWDM channels in the C-band and L-band in the future
Ø 56Gb/s PAM4 PHY with multiple programmable FEC options to optimize link power and performance
Ø Full diagnostics and self-monitoring capabilities to enable high-reliability networks
Ø Enabling various Chirp and Output Power Management features
