100G at ECOC 2013 Wrap-up

Lightwave Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy provides an overview of the announcements and discussions of 100G at the ExCeL in London that he found most significant. On the line side, Stephen covers pluggable coherent transmission technology for 100 Gbps in the metro, advancements in coherent DSPs, coherent CFP2 design conundrums, what to make of direct detect, and more. Client side advancements cover smaller modules and more powerful chip technology. The podcast finishes with 100G-related test announcements.