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Electronic devices play an important role in optical communications systems. Modulators, laser and modulator drivers, serializers/deserializers (SerDes), PHYs, MACs, multiplexers/demultiplexers, transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), and similar devices are the subject of the stories you’ll find on this page.

ELECTRONICS NEWS & PRODUCTS

Cortina intros quad 10G EDC with 1588v2 support

Cortina Systems, Inc. says its new CS4317E electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) PHY with...

Broadcom intros 100GbE multi-rate gearbox PHYs

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has unveiled what it claims are the industry's lowest power an...

Broadcom intros 100G full-duplex network processor

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has introduced what it claims is the industry's first 100-Gbps...

GigOptix ramps production of 40G, 100G bundled products

Semiconductor supplier GigOptix, Inc. (NYSEAMEX:GIG) says its 40G and 100G bundled products ...

GigOptix unveils SiGe linear TIA for 40G coherent networks

GigOptix, Inc. (OTCQX:GGOX) says it is sampling its new GX3122B dual-channel linear transimp...

GigOptix samples quad driver for 100 Gbps

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Stephen Hardy

by Stephen Hardy
Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Oclaro 2Q12 earnings call tidbits

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 ...

Jim Theodoras

by Jim Theodoras
ADVA Optical Networking

Swimming in 100GbE’s alphabet soup

Recently, there has been a lot of confusion around the area of next-generation 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) development and who is doing what. Giv...

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