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

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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.

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