SAN JOSE, Calif., January 6, 2020 – NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE:
NPTN), a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced hybrid photonic
integrated circuit based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high
speed communications networks, today announced that it has shipped its new 400G capable ClearLightTM CFP2-DCO transceiver for end customer
trials. This is the industry’s first
transceiver module able to deliver as much as 32 Terabits of capacity per fiber
– significantly higher than today’s 200G CFP2-DCO capacity or the emerging 400G
CFP2-DCO capacity– by using internal optics that can support 80 channels of 64
Gbaud data at 75 GHz wavelength channel spacing combined with the latest
generation of 7 nm node DSP (digital signal processing) technology for superior
OSNR and power consumption. This new product effectively increases the capacity
of an optical fiber by as much as 50 percent over standard systems at
comparable distances.
This ClearLight CFP2-DCO is the
first in a series of coherent module solutions based on NeoPhotonics’ patented
Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) platform, which will enable cloud operators and
carriers to create optical interconnects with significantly greater capacity
and density with reduced complexity in the high-capacity DWDM (“dense
wavelength division multiplex”) optical networks used in hyper-scale cloud and
telecom infrastructure applications.
NeoPhotonics ClearLight CFP2-DCO module
incorporates several industry leading coherent solutions from NeoPhotonics in a
pluggable module, including its new extended tuning range Ultra-Narrow Linewidth Tunable C++ LASERTM. Micro-ITLA. It also features the company’s leading high
bandwidth 64 Gbaud C++ ICRTM Receiver and C++ CDMTM Modulator. This module supports tuning across the full
“Super C-band” and provides up to 50 percent more spectrum and resulting
capacity than standard modules.
The ClearLight CFP2-DCO module tunes
to 75 GHz spaced wavelength channels when operating at 64 Gbaud and 16 QAM to
support 400G transmission in 400ZR and 400ZR+ modes for Cloud
DCI (data center interconnect) and Metro telecom applications. NeoPhotonics also provides arrayed waveguide gratingsfor multiplexing and de-multiplexing with 75GHz channel spacings and filter
responses optimized for 64 Gbaud coherent signals, including for “Super C-band”
use.
For Long Haul and Regional applications, this CFP2-DCO module utilizes 64 Gbaud and QPSK modulation to deliver
200G per wavelength transmission. This
is made possible by an industry-leading OSNR of less than 14 dB and enhanced
performance to enable substantially longer reaches than standard 32 Gbaud, 16
QAM systems.
If the application requires that a 50 GHz channel wavelength spacing be
used, this CFP2-DCO module can tune over 120 channels and operate at 200G with an
OSNR of less than 16 dB, again substantially better than today’s standard CFP2-DCO
transceivers. The module is compliant
with the OIF-CFP2-DCO-01.0-Implementation Agreement and has a superior watt per
gigabit performance. The module will
also be available in standard C-band tuning range for applications that do not
require the significantly higher capacity per fiber that this module enables.
"This new module joins our ClearLightTMCFP-DCO transceiver line, which has been shipping since 2017, and is our
first in a series of DCO Modules for 400G transmission and providing the
benefits of extended C++ tuning range. We
are pleased to announce these initial shipments of our ClearLight CFP2-DCO coherent transceiver modules to customers,"
said Tim Jenks, Chairman and CEO of NeoPhotonics. "This new series
will utilize our leading 64 Gbaud Silicon Photonics or Indium
Phosphide PICs, together with our new Tunable C++ LASER Micro-ITLA. This will increase the capacity and distance
performance in a network well above that available in systems today," concluded
Mr. Jenks.