Finisar Demonstrates New 400G, 200G and 100G Pluggable Optical Modules and Introduces Flexgrid® Single Low Profile Wavelengt...
March 21 2017 - 9:00AM
Finisar (NASDAQ:FNSR) today announced multiple optics product and
technology demonstrations to be held this week during the OFC
exhibition. The company will feature new module types, including
400G CFP8 FR8 and LR8 transceivers, 200G QSFP56 FR4 and LR4
transceivers, and a 100G QSFP28 eSR4 extended reach transceiver.
The company will also demonstrate its new Flexgrid® single low
profile Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) for next generation ROADM
subsystems. Customers can see these demonstrations at OFC this week
in Finisar’s booth #2403 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
400G CFP8 FR8 and LR8 Transceivers with PAM4
Technology
During OFC, the company will have multiple
demonstrations of its MSA-compliant 400G CFP8 transceiver, which is
enabled by 50G pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) technology.
PAM4 is a modulation format that has been adopted by the IEEE for
50 Gb/s per lane Ethernet signaling and is expected to become the
building block for future 50GE, 100GE, 200GE and 400GE
interconnects. CFP8 module is a versatile new form factor, offering
the highest date rate commercially available today. The Finisar
CFP8 family includes an FR8 version supporting 2km reaches and an
LR8 version for 10km reaches, both operating over single mode
fiber. The module is ideal for router-to-router and
router-to-transport client interfaces.
For the first time ever at OFC, optical cables will span several
booths across the show floor, creating a network of interlocked
systems and test equipment platforms. These booths will each
display error-free live traffic at 400 Gb/s using working Finisar
CFP8 modules as the transmission vehicle. In total, there
will be eight working CFP8 samples from Finisar on the show
floor. These modules will be on display in Finisar’s booth in
a tester provided by Ixia, the Ethernet Alliance booth #3709, the
Viavi Solutions booth #2303 and the Xilinx booth #1809.
200G QSFP56 LR4 Transceiver for Hyperscale Data
Centers
Finisar’s new 200G QSFP56 optical module represents an evolution
of the highly popular four lane QSFP+ form factor and is ideally
suited for hyperscale data centers, and high performance computing
(HPC) environments. The Finisar 200G QSFP56 family will initially
include an FR4 version supporting 2km reaches and an LR4 version
for 10km reaches, both operating over single mode fiber. It is the
first 200G module in the industry that uses 4x50G PAM4 electrical
and optical interfaces, and is intended to work in conjunction with
the next generation of switching silicon, enabling 6.4 Tb/s in
single rack unit (RU) configuration. This industry-first
demonstration will feature an LR4 module designed for 10km reaches
per the IEEE’s 200GBASE-LR4 standard.
100G QSFP28 eSR4 Transceiver with Longest Extended Reach
in the Industry
Finisar’s newest 100G QSFP28 extended SR4 (eSR4) module offers
the industry’s longest reach over multimode fiber (MMF), making it
attractive for enterprises and large data centers. While the IEEE
100GBASE-SR4 specification is only 70 meters over OM3 fiber and 100
meters over OM4 fiber, this new QSFP28 eSR4 module enables 300
meters over OM3 fiber and 400 meters over OM4 fiber, which matches
reaches commonly deployed for 10G and 40G applications. This
extended reach capability ensures that datacenters and enterprises
with installed multimode fiber can use the existing fiber plant to
seamlessly upgrade to 100G without worrying about incompatibilities
that typically result from other modules capable of shorter
reaches. The product utilizes parallel optics and could also
interoperate in a fan out configuration with four of Finisar’s 25G
SFP28 eSR extended reach transceivers.
The live demonstration at OFC will show two Finisar 100G QSFP28
eSR4 transceivers connected over 300 meters of OM3 fiber. Traffic
will be generated and measured by an Anritsu MT1100A Network Master
Flex.
Flexgrid® Single Low Profile WSS for Next Generation
ROADM Architectures
The single low profile WSS, designed for single-slot ROADM line
cards, is the newest addition to the industry's broadest portfolio
of Wavelength Selective Switches built on Finisar's Flexgrid® and
LCoS technology. Fully ITU Flexible Grid compliant, it offers
dynamic deployment of bandwidth at 6.25 GHz spectral width and
intra-channel attenuation control to enable optimal performance
over an optical transmission link. It comes in a wide range of
configurations from 1x2 to 1x9 and supports next generation express
and innovative colorless directionless add/drop architectures.
The live demonstration will feature a 1x9 WSS configured to
switch a mix of transceiver and ASE inputs to a common output port.
The set-up will also feature Finisar’s High Resolution Optical
Channel Monitor (OCM) demonstrating optical spectrum analyzer (OSA)
performance in a compact, cost effective optical component.
“Once again, Finisar is pleased to demonstrate industry
break-through and market-leading products to our customers at the
largest show focused on Optical Communications,” said Todd Swanson,
EVP of Global Sales & Marketing at Finisar. “As the industry
leader in optics, we remain focused on delivering critical and
innovative optics technologies needed to support our
customers.”
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR) is a global technology leader
for fiber optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed
voice, video and data communications for telecommunications,
networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications. For more
than 25 years, Finisar has provided critical optics technologies to
system manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for network
bandwidth and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, USA with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales
offices worldwide. For additional information, visit
www.finisar.com.Finisar-G
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Finisar Corporation
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