Avanex Ships 1X4 Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS)
Avanex announced the Telcordia Qualification and general availability of its "PowerRouter" 1x4 Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS). The 1x4 WSS enables ...
Tag: Optical
RED-C and Proximion Team on EDFA Design Optimized for DCM
RED-C Optical Networks (RED-C) is working with Proximion on promoting an erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) design optimized to take ...
Avanex Offers Compact EDFA Module for 40 Gbps Transponders
Avanex unveiled a compact power transient-suppressed EDFA featuring improved 40 Gbps receiver sensitivity. The amplifier has a gain of 27dB ...
Avanex Releases 10G XFP Transceivers for 40km and 80km
Avanex released new 10G XFP transceivers suitable for 40km and 80km transmission applications in access and metropolitan networks. The new ...
Hitachi and Opnext Introduce 4 x 25 Gbps Laser for 100 Gbps Interface
Hitachi and Opnext announced the first wide temperature range operation of 1310-nm 25 Gbps EA-DFB lasers for 100 Gbps Ethernet ...
NTELOS Implements Ciena's FlexSelect
NTELOS, a Virginia-based integrated telecommunications provider, has selected Ciena's CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform family for its access and ...
Alcatel-Lucent Reports Optical Transmission Record: 16.4 Tbps over 2,550 km
In papers presented at this week's OFC/NFOEC conference in San Diego, Alcatel-Lucent reported optical networking milestones, including a new optical ...
JDSU Introduces Agile Optical Network (AON) SuperBlade
JDSU introduced its Agile Optical Network (AON) Superblade concept -- all major functions required for optical network transport integrated onto ...
Brasil Telecom GlobeNet Selects NSN for Optical Backbone
Brasil Telecom GlobeNet will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks' SURPASS hiT 7300 DWDM platform in North America. Other components of the ...
ColorChip Offers GEPON PX20 Transceiver
ColorChip introduced its GEPON (EPON) PX20 transceiver for the FTTH market. ColorChip's transceivers are based on its "SystemOnGlass" concept, which ...
Google Joins Global Consortium Planning New Pacific Cable System
A consortium of six international companies, including Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet and SingTel, have executed agreements ...
JDSU Introduces 10 Gbps Stressed Receiver Sensitivity (SRS)
JDSU introduced stressed receiver sensitivity (SRS) functionality to its TestPoint 10Gbps product line. Stressed receiver sensitivity is IEEE's requirement for ...
Tellabs Offers 40 Gbps Transponder
Tellabs announced a 40 Gbps transponder module for its Tellabs 7100 Optical Transport System (OTS). With the new plug-in module, ...
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