Advanced Photonix®, a leading supplier with a broad offering of optoelectronic products to a global customer base, announced today that Picometrix, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of API, has introduced a brand new 100G coherent receiver, as well as ramped up its supply chain capacity to meet demand in the swelling market for 100G coherent optical communications market.
This new receiver (CR-100D) is founded on the industry standard CCRx MSA and OIF compliant CR-100A package and enlarges the industry leading Picometrix 100G product family. This cutting edge receiver incorporates a variable optical attenuator (VOA) on the signal path, a feature in line with the design intent to improve optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) performance and amplify dynamic range. The operating range of the CR-100D spans the breadth of the extended C and L band wavelengths and can enable service providers to manage network capacity more effectively through use in “colorless” coherent networks. Colorless capabilities allow communication equipment to utilize any wavelength for any port at the add/drop site. This functionality delivers quicker data throughput and decreased costs per bit transport, two critical concerns in the industry. The CR-100D is offered with or without a VOA.
The demand for 100G coherent equipment has dramatically increased as full motion video, social media, and other bandwidth intensive applications place heavy demands on network infrastructure. Almost every carrier is in the process of, has plans of, deploying 100G systems into the Long Haul and Metro markets throughout the next several years. The striking increase in demand over the past few quarters has worked in concert with supply chain shortages to placed a severe strain on the Company’s ability to meet customer demand. In response to this, API has addressed this sharp increase in demand by working with key suppliers to considerably increase capacity, while lowering costs and providing added value.
“We are excited to add the CR-100D receiver to our 100G product offering and continue to expand our industry leading coherent receiver line,” said Robin Risser, COO for Advanced Photonix, Inc. “I am equally pleased that our team has successfully resolved our supply chain bottlenecks. As a result we are experiencing robust growth in our 100G receiver product platform this quarter and are in a strong position to meet growing market demands.”
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