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20 January 2021
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
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The Advantages of Indium Phosphide Photonic Integration in High-performance Coherent Optics
18 January 2021
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A wide range of cloud and video applications, together with the increased access speeds enabled by 5G, DAA, and next-generation PON, are driving the need for ever more optical bandwidth. To deliver this bandwidth, optical vendors are developing a broad range of coherent optical transceivers addressing different segments of the market, each with its own set of design considerations.
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Maximizing the Capacity Reach of 800G Generation Coherent: Baud Rates, Features, and Modem SNR
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This white paper explains how an ultra-high baud rate, innovative features, and a high modem signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) enable Infinera’s 800G generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE6) optical engine to maximize wavelength capacity-reach – the maximum wavelength data rate that can be achieved for a given reach requirement.
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7 August 2020
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A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
