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

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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.

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The Lightwave Channel
Mintera President and CEO Terry Unter explains to Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy why the market is ready for 40G coherent technology and what his company's plans are for 100G.
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Equipment Design Editorial Guide
Guide to Meeting High-Speed Requirements in the Data Center
Sponsored by Avago Technologies US Inc.
With demands on data center resources escalating, network managers seek to increase transmission rates while decreasing complexity and cost. New strategies and...
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New Directions in Optical Transceivers
Sponsored by Avago Technologies US Inc.
The quest for smaller size, lower power, and greater performance continues to drive transceiver development. Success in these three areas has led to greater...
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The Lightwave Blog
Oclaro 2Q12 earnings call tidbits
by Stephen Hardy
Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave
Oclaro Chairman and CEO Alain Couder and CFO Jerry Turin discussed the company's results of the company's fiscal second quarter 2012 with analysts January 26...
Jim Theodoras, ADVA Optical Networking
Swimming in 100GbE’s alphabet soup
by Jim Theodoras
ADVA Optical Networking
Recently, there has been a lot of confusion around the area of next-generation 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) development and who is doing what. Given the...
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Equipment Design Product Showcase
Analog 60 GHz Receiver
Sponsor: u2t Photonics AG
u2t’s APRV is an analog receiver optimized for the use in general purpose analog applications, requiring highly linear operation and high rf-output power. It is optimized for sub-band operation between 57 and 65 GHz.
SC auto shutter connector/adapter
Sponsor: SANWA Electronics USA Corp.
SC Auto-Shutter Connector/Adapter offers perfect-fit to in-house application. Both shutters on connector and adapter are open automatically when the connector is inserted and closed when the connector is being extracted from the adapter.
Rev2 Micro-Polisher
Rev2 Micro-Polisher
Sponsor: Krell Technologies
Rev2 automates connector air-polishing using a “micro-feed” feature that gradually lowers the ferrule to the polishing surface at a controlled rate. This provides superior control for fiber-denub and epoxy removal.
USB To Fiber Optic Bit-Driver
Sponsor: S.I. Tech
Supports USB 1.1 and 2.0 plug and play, multimode or singlemode for secure communication, remote security cameras, instruments, or other USB devices, extended-distance. EMI/RFI immunity. Order: 1.KIT #26 for complete multimode system. 11.3181/3182 for tempest version.
LX8220
LX8220
Sponsor: GigOptix
The LX8220 is a compact 40G DQPSK optical modulator enabling 4.5×5.5" 300 pin transponders for metro applications. Its low drive voltage ensures low power consumption without compromising on optical performance.
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