Oclaro has announced initial sampling of a 100G QSFP28 client-side transceiver that is ideally suited for 100G interconnections between data centre switches in addition to interfaces in high-end routers and packet-optical transport systems.

The new module meets both the CWDM4 MSA and CLR4 Alliance optical interface specifications, as well as the IEEE 802.3bm CAUI-4 electrical interface specification, in a single design that features low power consumption of 3.5W.

Optical components specialist Oclaro is shipping early samples of a 400G high-bandwidth lithium niobate (LiNbO3) external modulator, a key optical component for the deployment of next-generation networks based on single-wavelength 400G transmission.

Oclaro is now sampling what it says is the industry’s first SFP28-LR transceiver capable of transmitting 28Gb/s data rates over 10km with approximately 1W power consumption. Prototypes of the new SFP28-LR transceiver were demonstrated at the OFC show in Los Angeles, California, in the Oclaro booth #2011.