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micro-ITLA for coherent transport launched by Neophotonics
The firm's new micro-ITLA is designed to offer improved performance for next generation coherent networks for 100 Gbps and beyond
Manufacturer of photonic integrated circuits, NeoPhotonics Corporation has announced a small form factor, narrow-linewidth, micro-Integrated Tuneable Laser Assembly (also known as micro-ITLA technology.)
This next generation of laser is designed to reduce the footprint by more than a factor of three and reduce power consumption compared to current generation ITLAs.
The micro-ITLA is also intended to outperform current generation narrow-linewidth lasers in both linewidth and output optical power.
This micro-ITLA utilises NeoPhotonics InP PIC technology, which allows the integration of many active and passive photonic functions within single chip elements. The NeoPhotonics micro-ITLA is designed to be compliant to the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) implementation agreement.
The demand for bandwidth continues to grow at a rapid pace. Deployments of 100 Gbps networks utilising advanced modulation techniques and coherent detection are increasingly preferred by carriers as these technologies provide improved signal quality and allow for longer spans in metro and long-haul “backbone” networks; thus lowering the overall cost of transporting high-bandwidth data from one place to another.
The narrow-linewidth tuneable laser is a key element in coherent optical communications systems. Much like tuning to a signal in a radio receiver, coherent detection uses a narrow-linewidth laser (local oscillator) tuned to the transmitter optical frequency. Laser linewidth must be in the range of a few hundred kilohertz to avoid penalties to signal-to-noise ratio and system performance.
“NeoPhotonics is one the few companies that can design and manufacture precision tuneable lasers with linewidth suitably narrow for coherent network applications. In fact, we became the industry’s largest supplier of narrow-linewidth tuneable lasers in 2012,” boasts Tim Jenks, Chairman and CEO of NeoPhotonics. “In the micro-ITLA we utilise our PIC technology to minimise the device size and power consumption, while providing our customers with the device performance and production capabilities they need to capture the growth that is apparent in the 100G market space.”
NeoPhotonics is showcasing its narrow-linewidth tuneable laser products along with intradyne coherent receivers, 100G CFP and CFP2 transponders for client side transmission and an extensive line of OLT transceivers for FTTH PON networks, at the OFC Exhibition in Anaheim, California, from March 19th to 21st, 2013, Anaheim Convention Centre at booth #1601.
This next generation of laser is designed to reduce the footprint by more than a factor of three and reduce power consumption compared to current generation ITLAs.
The micro-ITLA is also intended to outperform current generation narrow-linewidth lasers in both linewidth and output optical power.
This micro-ITLA utilises NeoPhotonics InP PIC technology, which allows the integration of many active and passive photonic functions within single chip elements. The NeoPhotonics micro-ITLA is designed to be compliant to the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) implementation agreement.
The demand for bandwidth continues to grow at a rapid pace. Deployments of 100 Gbps networks utilising advanced modulation techniques and coherent detection are increasingly preferred by carriers as these technologies provide improved signal quality and allow for longer spans in metro and long-haul “backbone” networks; thus lowering the overall cost of transporting high-bandwidth data from one place to another.
The narrow-linewidth tuneable laser is a key element in coherent optical communications systems. Much like tuning to a signal in a radio receiver, coherent detection uses a narrow-linewidth laser (local oscillator) tuned to the transmitter optical frequency. Laser linewidth must be in the range of a few hundred kilohertz to avoid penalties to signal-to-noise ratio and system performance.
“NeoPhotonics is one the few companies that can design and manufacture precision tuneable lasers with linewidth suitably narrow for coherent network applications. In fact, we became the industry’s largest supplier of narrow-linewidth tuneable lasers in 2012,” boasts Tim Jenks, Chairman and CEO of NeoPhotonics. “In the micro-ITLA we utilise our PIC technology to minimise the device size and power consumption, while providing our customers with the device performance and production capabilities they need to capture the growth that is apparent in the 100G market space.”
NeoPhotonics is showcasing its narrow-linewidth tuneable laser products along with intradyne coherent receivers, 100G CFP and CFP2 transponders for client side transmission and an extensive line of OLT transceivers for FTTH PON networks, at the OFC Exhibition in Anaheim, California, from March 19th to 21st, 2013, Anaheim Convention Centre at booth #1601.
