Source Photonics Unveils Industry’s First 400G QSFP-DD ER8 Supporting Up To 40km Reach at OFC 2019

San Diego, CA – March 5, 2019 – Source Photonics, which previously led the market introduction of 100G LR4 in QSFP28 form factor that enabled the deployment of 100G solution within datacenters, now unveils the industry’s first 400G QSFP-DD ER8 supporting up to 40km reach at the OFC show in San Diego, CA. A live 400G traffic demonstration of 400G QSFP-DD ER8 over 40km single mode fiber, leveraging Source Photonics’ unique compact TOSA/ROSA design, can be seen at the Source Photonics booth #4021 from March 5-7, 2019. The 400G ER8…

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Source Photonics Demonstrates Multi-Vendor Interoperability of Latest 400G and 100G PAM4 Technologies at OFC 2019

San Diego, CA – March 5, 2019 – Source Photonics, a leading vendor of optical connectivity products for Access and Datacom applications, today announced it will demonstrate the interoperability of its latest 400G and 100G PAM4 based transceivers with industry partners at OFC 2019 from March 5-7. Successful interoperability between optical transceivers and hosts is crucial to rolling out the next higher data rate connectivity. Multiple demonstrations at Source Photonics booth #4021 and at the Ethernet Alliance booth #4749 will show error-free traffic through a link involving traffic generators and…

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Source Photonics enhances production capabilities with the opening of a new laser fab and assembly facility

West Hills, CA – A focus on meeting growing customer demands in rapidly evolving data center and 5G markets is behind leading global manufacturer Source Photonics’ expansion. Source Photonics, a leader in optical component and transceiver innovation, has confirmed the opening of its new fabrication facility in Jintan, China to support its global growth. This further enhances the company’s advantage in the optical communications industry in which a majority of manufacturers are fabless. It will double Source Photonics’ capacity of Indium Phosphide (InP) lasers and related components and will augment…

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Source Photonics closes new funding for next-generation technologies

More than 100 million dollars in equity has been raised from new financial and strategic investors that will be used for growth investments West Hills, CA – Source Photonics, a leading global provider of optical transceivers, has announced it recently closed more than $100M in equity to support its growing data center and 5G business. The funding will be used to further increase the scale of Source Photonics’ operations, as LightCounting reported that the sales of optical components and modules to cloud companies grew by 63% in 2016 and 64%…

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Source Photonics Announces a Comprehensive Portfolio of Optical Transceivers to Enable 5G Ramp

West Hills, CA – March 1, 2019 – Source Photonics, which previously led market introduction of optical transceiver products for 3G and LTE networks, now announces a comprehensive portfolio of 5G products serving front-haul, mid-haul and edge applications. The Source Photonics product portfolio leverages several years of high-speed optical transceiver development and high-volume shipments into wireless, data center and routing applications, resulting in a broad portfolio of 25G, 50G and 100G products transmitting between 300m and 40 km. Bandwidth hungry applications such as AI, VR and AR, have increased front-haul…

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Source Photonics Partners with Huawei in Showcasing Leading Edge PAM4-Based Optical Technologies

Rome, Italy – 09/25/18 – Source Photonics, a leading global provider of optical transceivers, partners with Huawei, the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, in showcasing the leading edge 50G and 400G optical transceivers based on PAM4 technology. The companies will join the Ethernet Alliance Interoperability Demonstration at ECOC in Rome, Italy on September 24-26. The demonstration will consist of multiple 400G and 50G links among participating network and test equipment manufacturers including Huawei. The demand for bandwidth is continuously rising as new technologies such as AI, virtual reality, Internet of Things,…

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Source Photonics Brings Latest 50G and 400G PAM4-based Optical Transceivers to Light at ECOC 2018

Participates in live Ethernet Alliance multi-vendor interoperability demo Rome, Italy – 09/24/18 – Source Photonics will be participating in the Ethernet Alliance interoperability demonstration showcasing live traffic-utilizing 50G and 400G PAM4-based optical transceivers in OEM equipment at ECOC 2018, September 24-26 in Rome, Italy. The live demonstration at the Ethernet Alliance Booth #618 will consist of multiple 400G and 50G links among participating network and test equipment manufacturers. Source Photonics will contribute its 400GBASE-LR8 transceivers in QSFP-DD and CFP8 form factor as well as its 50GBASE-LR QSFP28 modules. Live traffic…

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Source Photonics Calls for Incredible Potential of 5G to be Matched by Mobile Network Architecture

The Incredible Potential of 5G will need to be matched by a huge investment in Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure: Source answers the call! Rome, Italy – 09/24/18 – There may be a vast number of opportunities for mobile fronthaul and backhaul on the horizon but improvements in protocols, standards and technology will also need to be made. This was the message given today by Supriyo Dey, Senior Director Product Line Management at Source Photonics, speaking on the opening day of the ECOC 2018 Exhibition, taking place in Rome, Italy. Dey…

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