Optical equipment design requires the combination of a variety of technologies, from lasers to semiconductors, transceivers to line cards.

Equipment Design

Optical equipment design requires the combination of a variety of technologies, from lasers to semiconductors, transceivers to line cards. This topic center provides information on new technology, design ideas, and tutorials for the equipment designer.

Equipment Design News
The Lightwave Channel
The senior manager of product marketing at Opnext reviews standards progress of 100 Gigabit Ethernet and describes a technology path to achieve it.
Equipment Design Products
NOVEMBER 4, 2009 -- Xelerated says it can enable Carrier Ethernet vendors to offer mobile backhaul with what it describes as “the industry’s most flexible Precision Time Solution.”
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 -- NetLogic Microsystems Inc. has announced the production availability of the NLP1220 dual-port 8.5-Gbps Fibre Channel PHY repeater device with an integrated low-power equalization engine.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 -- Avago Technologies has unveiled new SFP+ optical transceiver modules for next-generation 10 Gbps Ethernet equipment designs. The additions to Avago’s SPF+ transceiver series include the 10/1-Gbps dual-rate AFCT-701SDDZ 10GBase-Long Range (LR) singlemode and AFBR-703SDDZ 10GBase-Short Range (SR) multimode fiber transceivers for use in enterprise and data center applications.
Equipment Design Product Showcase
LX8900
Sponsor: GigOptix
GigOptix’s LX8900 offers the world’s first 100G Mach-Zehnder Modulator built on proprietary electro-optic polymer for ultra high frequency RF photonic, T&M and optical communication systems.
DPSK receiver
Sponsor: u2t
Optimized for line side applications, offers a perfect solution for compact transponder designs. device comprises u2t’s volume proven Balanced Receiver and optical Delay-Line-Interferometer.
Fiber Optic Polisher
Sponsor: Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
All connector types may be prepared by the system, including SC, FC, ST, D4, SMA, Bare fiber, PC, and Flat polishes. All accommodated by simple changes of the lap and/or the workholder.
CW-5000
Sponsor: Lightel Technologies, Inc.
The CW-5000 is a versatile platform for fabrication of fused fiber products, including bundles for power combiners, mode field adapters, and thermal core expansion. Software package is highly customizable.
DI-1000
Sponsor: Lightel Technologies, Inc.
The DI-1000 connects directly to your PC through the computer’s USB2.0 port. It features easy single finger focusing, a built-in image capture button, and detectable resolution to 0.5μm.
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