The new transceiver is compliant with IEEE P802.3ba 100GBASE-LR4 standard and with the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA). This MSA is the standard to support new high speed interfaces incorporating 100GbE transmission.
The new transceiver is being exhibited at the Opnext booth, #902 during OFC/NFOEC 2009, being held from March 24 to March 26, 2009 in San Diego, California.
Both the TOSA and ROSA were developed in partnership with the Central Research Laboratories of Hitachi, Ltd.
The low power consumption of new transceiver was attained by using a high temperature operation EA-DFB laser based on Opnext and Hitachi’s advanced technologies of using semiconductor material with a temperature-tolerant band-gap structure. Additionally, the cost-effective structure and compact size of new transceiver was attained with non-coaxial 25 Gbit/s connections between the TOSA, ROSA and GearBox IC.
The availability of the 100GbE 10km client-side optical transceiver is key for wide spread 100GbE applications, stated Kei Oki, president of Opnext Japan. This successful demonstration exemplifies our relationship with Hitachi CRL and demonstrates Opnext’s ability to drive technology within the industry.
The new optical transceiver is hot pluggable and is the same length but double the width of 10 Gbit/s Ethernet industrial standard XENPAK. It has SC duplex receptacle optical connecter and a 148-pin electrical connecter with the CAUI 10×10 Gbit/s signals. The new transceiver needs a single +3.3V power supply. The samples will be available in mid 2009 and will be in generally available in mass production in mid 2010.
The new transceiver will be on show in Opnext’s booth, #902 during OFC/NFOEC, from March 24 to March 26, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center.
