SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oclaro,
Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), a leading provider and innovator of
optical communications solutions, today announced it has expanded
its lithium niobate (LiNbO3) portfolio with the
availability of a dual wavelength PM-QMZ external modulator for
data rates up to 1Tbs. This new product joins the Oclaro
high-bandwidth single carrier PM-QMZ modulator, which has been
available since September 2015 and
tested in many labs and R&D centers operating at different
symbol rates up to 64 Gbaud and at different modulation formats up
to 128-QAM.
"This announcement builds upon Oclaro's proven track record in
delivering high-speed, high-volume lithium niobate external
modulators that our customers need to deploy 400G and 600G
networks," said Adam Carter, Chief
Commercial Officer at Oclaro, Inc. "By adding a two
wavelength capability to our already proven single wavelength
product portfolio, we can now provide customers with the
flexibility to design next-generation networks based on their cost,
performance and power requirements."
About the Oclaro Dual Wavelength External
Modulator
The Oclaro dual wavelength PM-QMZ lithium niobate
external modulator is designed to enable data rates up to 1Tbs by
using two wavelengths "packed" in a single gold box. This modulator
is a high electro-optic bandwidth Polarization Multiplexed Quad
Parallel Mach-Zehnder (PM-QMZ) device that integrates into a
hermetic package two PM-QMZ sets, each of which includes an input
beam splitter, four parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators configured for
I-Q modulation, a polarization combiner, and monitor photodiodes
for power and bias control.
Key features of the dual carrier lithium niobate external
modulator include the following:
- 3dB electro-optic bandwidth exceeding 28GHz.
- Very smooth optical response up to 45GHz enabling a symbol rate
of up to 45 Gbaud.
- Extinction ratio above 25dB to enable complex modulation
formats.
- Insertion loss below 12dB for high efficiency.
- Supports L-Band operation similar to all other Oclaro
LiNbO3 modulators.
About Oclaro
Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), is a leader
in optical components and modules for the long-haul, metro and data
center markets. Leveraging more than three decades of laser
technology innovation and photonics integration, Oclaro provides
differentiated solutions for optical networks and high-speed
interconnects driving the next wave of streaming video, cloud
computing, application virtualization and other bandwidth-intensive
and high-speed applications. For more information, visit
www.oclaro.com or follow on Twitter at @OclaroInc.
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