CIP launches 100Gb/s version of optical 2R regenerator.Worldwide Computer Products News-23 March 2009-CIP launches 100Gb/s version of optical 2R regenerator(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability http://www.m2.com CIP (1) (Common Isochronous Packet) The packet format used in time-based (real time) FireWire transmission. See FireWire, IEC 61883 and mLAN. (2) (Common Industrial P Technologies, the trading name of The Centre for Integrated Photonics Ltd, a manufacturer of photonic hybrid integrated circuits and InP based optoelectronic chips, devices, arrays and modules, has released a new 100Gb/s version of its all-optical 2R (reamplification and reshaping) regenerator for optical networking applications. CIP Technologies said that the new device, based on its HyBoard hybrid platform, is fabricated from an integrated combination of an array of the company's high-speed nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA-XN) and planar silica Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs). The component combination extends the signal regeneration properties of the company's hybrid 2R device from data rates of 40Gb/s to 100Gb/s and retains multi-channel capability. The 100GXN-2R2-ORP measures 9 x 3 x 1cm and delivers a compact and practical dual-channel building block for configuring advanced optical networking systems. It may be used for inline 2R regeneration of RZ (return to zero) signals in high-speed, optical network applications. Its ability to perform additional functions, including wavelength conversion, also extends the flexibility for network system developers. Optical logic functions can be implemented by the combination of components. The device employs a combination of planar silica and indium phosphide phosphide Any of a class of chemical compounds in which phosphorous is combined with a metal. Phosphides exhibit a wide variety of chemical and physical properties. Phosphides that are rich in metal have high melting points and are hard, brittle, and chemically inert; these (InP) component technologies to achieve optimal performance. The two types of component functions used are planar single-mode waveguides with splitter/combiner elements configured to create a balanced MZI MZI Mach-Zehnder Interferometer and a monolithically integrated array of four nonlinear SOA-XNs. In addition, special interface characteristics on both component types, combined with a precision alignment technique, allow the 2R regenerator devices to be assembled without active alignment, which makes the finished component amenable to economic volume production, the company said. The company is also able to provide custom versions of the device, including versions with integrated push-pull time delays and all-optical XOR (eXclusive OR) A Boolean logic operation that is widely used in cryptography as well as in generating parity bits for error checking and fault tolerance. XOR compares two input bits and generates one output bit. The logic is simple. If the bits are the same, the result is 0. logic gates. No pricing details were disclosed. ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com)) |
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