News: Optoelectronics
23 September 2024
TRUMPF and Optomind showcase 100Gbps VCSEL performance in 800Gbps transceiver at ECOC
TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes — and its customer Optomind Inc of Suwon, South Korea, which provides optical interconnect solutions for data centers including artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) networks, are showcasing 100Gbps VCSEL performance at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) in Frankfurt, Germany (23–25 September). TRUMPF Photonic Componentsis exhibiting in booth C81 and Optomind in booth E33.
“We are delighted to have achieved a solid performance of 800Gbps in our transceiver, leveraging innovative optics technology and TRUMPF’s improved 100Gbps/ch VCSEL,” says Optomind’s chief marketing officer Yung Son. “We look forward to solidifying our partnership with TRUMPF as the strategic best-in-class VCSEL supplier for distinguished transceiver and active optical cable (AOC) to our customers,” he adds. With increasing demand for multi-channel high-speed data transmission in AI/ML-based hyperscale cloud computing space, 800Gbps data rate at 100Gbps per lane and beyond is essential.
“We are pleased with continuing collaboration with Optomind to demonstrate the performance of our VCSEL at PAM4 112Gbps/ch in their transceiver, which validates the use of it in a real-world application,” says Ralph Gudde, TRUMPF’s VP of marketing & sales. “A full-featured version with enhanced technology for superior performance over longer-link transmission, and at higher temperatures, is nearing the release this year,” he adds. “TRUMPF is diversified, has a strong technology background, and brings solid long-term commitment as a technology partner and a key supplier into the datacom business.”
Advanced optical data communication systems benefit from the high-speed data transmission that the VCSEL-based technology offers. TRUMPF says that it continues to invest heavily in its technology for higher data rates and is offering both VCSELs and photodiodes as a matching pair solution in various layouts like singlets, 1x2, 1x4, 1x8 and/or 1x12 arrays. The VCSELs are specifically designed to meet the demands of data centers including for AI/ML, high-performance computing, and other bandwidth-intensive applications, as they deliver stable and reliable data transmission at high speeds.
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