Coherent Introduces Wavemaker® and Waveshaper® Optical Solutions for Multi-Wavelength Transmissions
March 19 2024 - 6:00AM
Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in optical networking,
announced today the introduction of two new optical test
instrumentation products:
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Coherent WaveMaker® 4000A/X Programmable Optical Spectrum
Synthesizer for C+L-band operation |
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Coherent WaveShaper® for O-band
(1.3 µm window) operation, available in the following versions:
Coherent WaveShaper 1000B/O Programmable Optical Filter (1x1 port
configuration) and Coherent WaveShaper 4000B/O Programmable Optical
Processor (1x4 port configuration). |
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The growing demand for capacity in optical networks has
generated more interest in using the O-band more effectively.
Multi-wavelength transmission and higher bitrates as well as
upcoming amplified links are driving increased test requirements in
this spectral domain. The WaveShaper O-band instruments enable
these tests.
Currently deployed metro and long-haul optical networks operate
mostly in the C-band. With the growing demand for increased fiber
capacity, these networks' operation is now being extended into the
L-band. The WaveMaker is the only compact, integrated source
commercially offered in the market which can provide suitable test
signals for C+L-band systems.
The Coherent WaveShaper O-band is the newest member of the
industry-leading WaveShaper family, providing arbitrarily
programmable filter shapes in attenuation and phase in the
wavelength range of 1264 nm to 1358 nm.
The WaveShaper O-band has recently been awarded a perfect 5.0
score from 2024 Lightwave Innovation Reviews.
As a programmable optical spectrum synthesizer, the WaveMaker
4000A/X can generate arbitrary spectral shapes across the entire
C+L-band from 1528.4 nm to 1612.65 nm with widths as narrow as 10
GHz and extinction ratios exceeding 60 dB. It is ideal for
generating comb spectra and combining them with modulated signals
from external sources to generate a wide range of test cases.
“Using our proven liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) technology,
the WaveShaper O-band is an enabler for testing WDM systems in the
O-band,” said Dr. Beck Mason, Executive VP, Telecom Business Unit.
“Additionally, WaveMaker is easy to use, and speeds up testing
because all required components are included and controlled with
one graphical user interface (GUI). The compact unit takes up less
space since it is mountable in a 2U rack configuration, and the
WaveMaker offers significant cost savings compared to buying the
various instruments and modules separately,” he said.
The WaveShaper O-band has been designed to meet the demanding
filtering requirements of the O-band. The spectral range covers all
channels of LR4, LR8, and CWDM transmission schemes. With its
phase-shaping capability, the WaveShaper can create and compensate
for dispersion -- a capability of particular interest for
high-bitrate transmission over metro networks and on datacenter
interconnect (DCI) links.
The WaveMaker is an out-of-the-box solution that supports test
cases which previously only could be supported by homemade systems
where users set up from several separate instruments and modules.
The WaveMaker instrument has also been equipped with a
user-friendly GUI, which makes it extremely easy and intuitive to
generate the spectra required for system testing.
Coherent believes there is no other vendor in the market
offering an instrument that has a capability set close to the
WaveShaper and WaveMaker products. Both instruments offer a RESTful
http-based application programming interface (API), which fully
supports integration of the instruments in automated systems.
The WaveShaper is available in various versions for operation in
the 1 µm band and also in the S-, C-, L- and U-band. The WaveShaper
O-band has been released and is shipping.
The WaveMaker 4000A/X has been released and is orderable.
Shipments will start in June 2024. The WaveMaker is also available
as a C-band-only product.
About Coherent
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through
breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver
innovations that resonate with our customers in diversified
applications for the industrial, communications, electronics, and
instrumentation markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania,
Coherent has research and development, manufacturing, sales,
service, and distribution facilities worldwide. For more
information, please visit us at coherent.com.
Contact
Amy WilsonManager, Corporate
Communicationscorporate.communications@coherent.com
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