Infinera and XO Communications Complete 1348 KM Field Trial of Coherent 100G Transmission on PICs
September 02 2010 - 12:00PM
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Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) has completed a successful field trial of
100 Gigabit per second (100G) coherent transmission over a 1348
kilometer route on the XO Communications nationwide network. The
trial used Infinera's new 500 Gigabit per second (500G) photonic
integrated circuits (PICs) which each integrate five 100G channels.
Infinera believes the field trial marks a significant step towards
the future commercial deployment of PIC-based optical systems based
on 100G coherent transmission to deliver upgrades in total fiber
capacity as well as the disruptive economics of photonic
integration.
The field trial involved Infinera's 500G PICs transmitting and
receiving a 100G signal on a 1348 km production route between
Denver and Dallas on the XO optical fiber network. The route is
built with Infinera's 100G-ready ILS WDM line system, which
provides scalable fiber capacity up to 8 Terabits per second.
During the field trial the ILS system was carrying 10G and 100G
channels simultaneously. The 100G channel was transmitted using
PM-QPSK modulation and coherent detection to enable error-free
unrepeatered transmission over ultra-long haul distances. Infinera
believes this to be the world's first demonstration of 100G
coherent transmission using fully integrated optical 500G PICs at
both transmitter and receiver, including the use of integrated
local oscillators in the PIC receiver.
"We are pleased to support development of Infinera's PIC-based
100G-based systems," said XO Communications Chief Technology
Officer Randy Nicklas. "XO Communications looks forward to the
increased capacity and superior efficiency we anticipate these 100G
systems will deliver, as we work to meet growing bandwidth demands
from our enterprise and wholesale service provider and mobile
wireless customers."
"This trial marks an important milestone in our plan to deliver
100G communications and the next generation of multi-Terabit per
second Digital Optical Networks based on 500G PICs," said Infinera
CEO Tom Fallon. "We are confident that these new systems will
become a disruptive force in the optical market, just as our 10G
systems were when we introduced them in 2004."
The introduction of 100G PIC-based systems will have important
implications for the economics of future networks. Tomorrow's
networks will require many more optical functions per wavelength
than do today's networks. This requirement stems from the advanced
modulation formats needed for 100G transmission, and can be
expected to lead to increased network cost and complexity if
implemented using conventional optical components. To solve this
problem, Infinera's 500G PICs incorporate more than 600 optical
elements on a pair of indium phosphide chips, delivering
significant benefits to next-generation Internet-centric networks,
providing an effective means for service providers to scale network
capacity while simultaneously obtaining lower space consumption,
lower power consumption, increased reliability, and superior
network economics. In the longer term, without photonic
integration, ever-increasing bandwidth demand would continue to
drive up network complexity, making photonic integration key to
achieving superior carrier economics.
About Infinera Infinera provides Digital
Optical Networking systems to telecommunications carriers
worldwide. Infinera's systems are unique in their use of a
breakthrough semiconductor technology: the photonic integrated
circuit (PIC). Infinera's systems and PIC technology are designed
to provide customers with simpler and more flexible engineering and
operations, faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly
deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical
infrastructure. For more information, please visit
http://www.infinera.com/.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that
involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on
information available to Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual
results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include
statements regarding Infinera's expectations, beliefs, intentions
or strategies regarding the future, including that the trial marks
a significant step towards commercial deployment of PIC-based
optical systems based on 100G coherent transmission to deliver
upgrades in total fiber capacity as well as the disruptive
economics of photonic integration; that this was the world's first
demonstration of a fully integrated optical PIC using local
oscillators for coherent detection to receive a 100G signal; that
the introduction of 500G PIC-based systems will have important
implications for the economics of future networks; that 500G PICs
incorporate more than 600 optical elements on a pair of indium
phosphide chips, delivering significant benefits to next-generation
Internet-centric networks, providing what we believe to be the only
effective means for service providers to scale network capacity
while simultaneously getting lower space consumption, lower power
consumption, increased reliability, and superior network economics;
that this trial marks an important milestone in the plan to deliver
100G communications and the next generation of multi-Terabit per
second Digital Optical Networks based on 500G PICs; and that these
new systems will become a disruptive force in the optical market,
just as the PIC-based 10G systems were when introduced in 2004.Such
forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking
words such as "anticipated," "believed," "could," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar
words. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to
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protect our intellectual property, claims by others that we
infringe their intellectual property, and our ability to respond to
rapid technological changes, and other risks that may impact any of
the group's business are set forth in their annual reports on Form
10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010, as well as subsequent
reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
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