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Optical interconnects

From ultra-long links based on coherent technology to super-dense data center solutions using co-packaged architectures, optical interconnects are designed for resilient, high-performance networking

Benefits

  1. Application-optimized

    Suitable for most network topologies, from cross-country spans of thousands of kilometers to intra–data center links of a few meters

  2. Efficient and scalable

    Numerous wavelengths on a single fiber strand that supports multiple speed generations

  3. Improved cost and power performance

    Low economic and power impacts, especially over long distances

Neutron coherent ASICs

Based on 3 nm CMOS technology, Neutron coherent ASICs offer dramatic power and space savings for high-capacity transport of 100GbE–800GbE client traffic.

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Benefits

  1. Leading performance

    Harnesses Ciena's unmatched coherent technology expertise to achieve 800G pluggable reach at >1,000 km

  2. Wide network coverage

    Addresses multiple applications, including metro data center interconnect (DCI), scale-across, and long-haul ROADM transport

  3. Multi-vendor interoperability

    Offers proven line interoperability for OIF 800ZR and OpenROADM 800G ZR+ with probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS)