According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Testing PON devices with multiple kilometers of optical fiber,” the use of burst-mode data CDRs (BCDRs) in the latest...
According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Is 100G a DIY proposition?,” systems vendors traditionally have relied on MSA-based modules to help reduce costs. Now,...
According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “More need than speed,” that opens that issue’s “Analysis” section, Oclaro’s partnership with...
The details of switch fabric chip implementation can vary widely depending upon the capabilities the switch fabric design is intended to support and the switch chip chosen. As we move toward a...
Intel believes that Light Peak, its high-speed optical interconnect technology, will be integrated within all PCs and consumer electronic devices in the next couple of years. If this comes to pass,...
APRIL 1, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- The promise of tunable, pluggable transceivers, especially XFPs, is finally beginning to be realized. While initial applications involve replacing fixed-wavelength...
By Andy Weirich Overview To meet the demands of both performance and cost, photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology is the best choice for PON transceivers. Despite the global economic...
By Matt Traverso Overview The conventional approach to transmitter and receiver design, in which each element comes in a discrete package, will not prove beneficial for 100-Gbps DWDM. At least...
By Dr. Matt Pearson Overview Planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology, originally developed for low-cost optical access products, is now being applied to other markets, including advanced...
By Daniel van der Weide Overview This article reviews both sampling and real-time techniques for signal conversion, compares many of the current instruments for measurement of complex...
