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21 January 2009

 

Mintera claims first enhanced-DQPSK DWDM module

Mintera Corp of Acton, MA, USA, the high-bit-rate optical transport systems solution leader enabling migration to 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s in metro-core, regional and ultra-long-haul networks, has launched what it claims is the industry’s first enhanced-DQPSK module product, on display in Hakuto Co Ltd's booth at this week’s 9th Fiber Optics Expo (FOE 2009) in Tokyo, Japan (21-23 January).

Available in a standard 300-pin package, the MI 5000XM’s enhanced-DQPSK modulation format allows it to deliver high polarization mode dispersion (PMD) tolerance, high launch power tolerance, support for reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs), and ultra-long-haul (ULH) reach.

Incorporating elements of Mintera’s patent-pending Adaptive-DPSK technology, the MI 5000XM supports channel spacing as small as 25GHz. Its modulation format also incorporates an enhancement to enable higher channel launch powers, resulting in increased transmission reach and greater system design flexibility.

The MI 5000XM conforms to the industry-standard footprint and OIF SFI-5 standards. In addition, its form and fit compatibility with Mintera’s MI 4000XM Adaptive-DPSK 300-pin dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) module (now shipping in volume), allows fitting of either module on the same WDM system card. Incorporating an electrical mux/demux for compatibility with any 40Gb/s framer, the module has a 300-pin MSA connector with support for the appropriate I2C commands, enabling simple hardware and software integration.

“The addition of the MI 5000XM to our product portfolio enables Mintera to offer a unique product set,” claims president & CEO Terry Unter. “Enabling Mintera’s large customer base to utilize their existing card design for deploying the MI 5000XM means our customers can now provide a solution for any network deployment scenario with minimal incremental development cost while offering maximum route design flexibility and low pricing,” he adds.

The MI 5000XM also incorporates control loops that continuously adapt the internal transmitter and receiver component settings to deliver what is claimed to be outstanding transmission performance under the most demanding signal degradation conditions.

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