II-VI intros InP EMLs for dataccenters and 5G optical access
II‐VI Inc. (NASDAQ: IIVI) has unveiled a series of indium phosphide (InP) electro-absorption modulated lasers (EMLs) for support of data center and the 5G optical access infrastructure requirements. The company foresees a growing requirement for EMLs as fiber-optic networks evolve to higher transmission rates.
The EMLs will support the design and implementation of transceivers operating at 100, 200, 400, and 800 Gbps, according to II-VI. Such lasers do a better job of maintaining high-speed transmission rates over longer distances than directly modulated laser (DML) alternatives, the company points out. Thus, they will become required for applications such as data center connectivity as well as 5G mobile fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul networks.
“Our highly proprietary electro-absorption modulator monolithically integrated with the laser and designed for non-hermetic packaging differentiates our InP technology,” said Dr. Charlie Roxlo, vice president, Indium Phosphide Devices Business Unit. “Our world-class and highly reliable InP technology platform is one of the very few in the industry that has been proven with more than one hundred million lasers in the field deployed over the last decades.”
II-VI will showcase at the lasers as well as other elements of its portfolio at OFC 2020, March 10-12, at Booth 3214.
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