GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX), a leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world, is supporting the telecom community’s drive to 100Gb/s systems with a pair of world firsts.
The Company is developing a 4 channel 28Gb/s Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator driver, integrated into a single GPPO package. The target release for production samples is Q1 2010, however early prototypes for research and development of DP-QPSK 100Gb/s transmitters are already available upon request.
Secondly, GigOptix is the only company in the world to offer electro-optic polymer based NRZ MZ modulator operating at 100Gb/s. While the Company is focusing on the productization of its 40G DPSK modulators, it is also making available the higher speed devices for the research and development community.
“The future doesn’t wait,” states Padraig O’Mathuna, director of product marketing for GigOptix Inc. “Even during these harsh economical times, innovation continues. With these industry leading products we will enable our customers to be ready to catch the next wave of the optical communications market.”
GigOptix currently offers advanced engineering samples of 100G polymer modulators and 4x28G Electro-Optic (EO) drivers.
For more information please contact Padraig O’Mathuna, director of product marketing at GigOptix, at pomathuna@gigoptix.com or call our office at 650-424-1937.
About GigOptix Inc.
GigOptix is a leading fabless manufacturer of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world. The Company offers a broad portfolio of high speed electronic devices including polymer electro-optic modulators, modulator drivers, laser drivers and TIAs for telecom, datacom, Infiniband and consumer optical systems, covering serial and parallel communication technologies from 1G to 100G. For more information, please visit www.GigOptix.com.
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