ZTE displays 400-Gbps and 1-Tbps DWDM prototype/OMRON demos 14-Gbps bidirectional optical module

ZTE Corp. (H share stock code: 0763.HK/A share stock code: 000063.SZ) is showing off what it asserts is the first multi-application 400-Gbps/1-Tbps DWDM prototype device at the 16th WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking Forum in Monaco this week.

The device can perform seven network applications via a variety of modulation formats, ZTE asserts. For example, the DWDM prototype offers a multi-subcarrier orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) 400G/1T approach for ultra-long-haul applications. It also can serve metro applications via a 16-QAM approach, or long-haul applications as a Nyquist WDM platform.

At 100 Gbps, ZTE the DWDM/Optical Transport Network (OTN) system supports C-band 80-wavelength applications via PM-QPSK and coherent detection and soft-decision forward error correction (FEC).

“ZTE is fully prepared to deploy solutions, products, and services for the large-scale commercial global rollout of 100G and ultra-100G,” said ZTE Bearer Network Product Line General Manager Chen Yufei.



OMRON Network Products, LLC last week demonstrated the P1xX6B-SX51x-02A Data Module, a new bidirectional optical module capable of transmitting 14 Gbps downstream and 155 Mbps upstream over a single multimode fiber. The module can support transmission distances from 300 m to 1 km.

The company gave “select customers” a peak at the module at a private suite concurrent with Infocomm International 2012 in Las Vegas. Availability details were not released publicly.

The new Data Module is designed for ease of use and quick implementation into various fiber extension products. The Data Module features a pre-programmed laser driver and integrated SC clip in a metal housing with EMI shielding.

Martin Smith, OMRON Network Products' director of marketing, said, "Many of our customers told us they wanted a bidirectional module that would allow them more flexibility in designs, and we listened. The new Data Module is protocol-agnostic and can be configured to suit a variety of applications, giving our customers the ability to differentiate their product."

Added Brian Peters, OMRON Network Products COO, "Because of its flexible interface, the new Data Module is ideal for a broad range of markets including industrial automation, security cameras, medical imaging, and of course high-definition video."