Optical Receiver Module with Integrated 8-ch Optical De-multiplexer for 400 Gbit/s Transceivers

摘要

With the growth of cloud services that require high-speed communication, CFP4 and QSFP28 optical transceivers have been commonly used for 100 Gbit/s transmission. Along with an increase in the market need for higher-speed transmission beyond 100 Gbit/s, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) published 400GBASE-FR8/LR8 as the next-generation communication standards, and the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) defined the CFP8 form factor of an optical transceiver to support 400 Gbit/s interfaces. Against this backdrop, we have developed a new optical receiver module for 400GBASE-FR8/LR8 CFP8. Using the conventional design for 100 Gbit/s, the module has an integrated 8-ch optical de-multiplexer. This paper describes the module structure, optical characteristics, and sensitivity in 26.56 Gbaud PAM4 signal transmission.