Coherent Unveils Industry’s First 800G ZR/ZR+ Transceiver in Ultracompact QSFP-DD Pluggable Form Factor for Optical Communications Networks
December 07 2023 - 6:00AM
Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in high-speed optical
networking technology, today announced the introduction of its 800G
ZR/ZR+ transceiver in ultracompact QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors
for optical communications networks.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)
applications are accelerating the exponential growth of datacenter
traffic in cloud networks, driving the demand for efficient
bandwidth upgrades in datacenter interconnects and optical
transport networks. The 800G ZR/ZR+ transceivers from Coherent are
the world’s first digital coherent optics (DCO) that can plug
directly into QSFP-DD and OSFP transceiver slots on IP routers.
Leveraging their high output power of 0 dBm, these transceivers can
connect routers directly to access, metro, and regional DWDM
transport networks without additional intermediary interfaces,
eliminating an entire layer of optical equipment and thereby
significantly reducing both capital and operational
expenditures.
“This 800G ZR/ZR+ pluggable transceiver is built on the 140
GBaud IC-TROSA that we introduced at ECOC in September 2023, which
was also an industry first,” said Matthias Berger, Vice President,
Coherent Technology. “We continue to advance the state of the art
of optical transmission in core networks by leveraging the inherent
capabilities of our indium phosphide technology platform. Indium
phosphide photonic integrated circuits are differentiated by their
high output power in combination with high performance, which
enables disruptive use cases such as IP-over-DWDM in metro
networks.”
“We demonstrated the new transceiver with 800G 16QAM for
metro/regional transmission and with 400G 8QAM for long-haul
transmission,” said Dr. Beck Mason, Executive Vice President,
Telecommunications. “The module is designed to support multiple
modulation formats including QPSK, 8QAM and 16QAM, and multiple
data rates between 200 Gbps and 800 Gbps. This 800G transceiver
features a high-efficiency indium phosphide modulator and receiver
combined with a built-in tunable laser that delivers best-in-class
transmission performance and high optical output power.”
Alpha samples of the 800G QSFP-DD DCO ZR/ZR+ transceivers will
be available in the first quarter of calendar 2024.
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
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Communicationscorporate.communications@coherent.com
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