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 KAIAM INTRODUCES CWDM4 100G QSFP28 TRANSCEIVER
ALONG WITH 400G MODULE LIVE DEMO AT OFC 2015
MEMS-based photonic integration allows the highest performance multi-wavelength transceivers
NEWARK, CA – March 19, 2015 – Kaiam Corporation, a leader in hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuit
(PIC) technology, today announced availability of their 100Gb/s QSFP28 transceiver. The uncooled
CWDM transceiver is aimed at CWDM4 and CLR4 low-cost data center applications. Kaiam is now
sampling select customers with both the transceiver and 4x25Gb/s TOSA/ROSAs, with volume
production expected later in the year. A live demonstration will be conducted at OFC 2015, booth #1751
in Los Angeles.
The demo will feature a breakout application where multiple 100Gb/s transceivers can be connected to a
single 400Gb/s module through PSM4 fiber. Customers can effectively get the performance of four
standard 100G modules in a higher-density 400G unit that’s interoperable with MSA modules. Kaiam’s
innovative wafer-based integration technology allows large number of optical lanes to be addressed at
high yield and low cost.
“There is always a balance between optical and electronic complexity, and historically both advance to
increase the overall bandwidth capacity. Our MEMS-based integration technology enables higher
bandwidth links today using mature optical components simply by increasing the number of lanes.” said
Dr. Bardia Pezeshki, C.E.O. of Kaiam. “This parallel integration technology has proven itself in our
current 4x10Gb/s QSFPs that we deliver in high volume to data center customers. But unlike other
approaches that are limited to a small number of lanes, we can easily scale to much higher channel counts.
This is vital for our customers that can’t wait for the higher performance electronics.”
“We are extremely pleased to see the power of an extensible platform proved out,” said Dr. Karen Liu,
V.P. of Marketing at Kaiam. “The entire QSFP28, down to the construction of the TOSA and ROSA is
very similar to our current 40G QSFP+ LR4 transceiver. This integration technology becomes even more
useful as the number of lanes goes up, for example in 8x50G approaches, or even the 16x25G that we are
demonstrating here.”
About Kaiam Corporation
Headquartered in Newark, California, with large scale manufacturing in Livingston, Scotland, Kaiam
Corporation is a private company commercializing photonic integrated circuits. Founded by leading
technologists from the optical networking industry, the team has a record of delivering breakthrough
products that change the rules of the marketplace. For more information, visit http://www.kaiam.com and
follow on Twitter: @KAIAMcorp.
Media Contact:
Jeff Crerie, Ph.D.
Kaiam Corporation
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