Abstract
2007-2012 forecast of the Global and Regional markets for selected commercial
optical communication modulators.
Report Statistics
- Text Pages: 260
- Database Pages: 16
- Database Forecast Tables: 18
This is the ElectroniCast Global Forecast of consumption forecast of
modulators in selected commercial optical communication applications. Optical
modulators encode information onto optical transmissions by converting
electronic data signals to optical pulses. The years of coverage, in this
report, are: 2007-2012. This report provides the modulator market forecasts
in terms of Quantity (number of units), Average Selling Prices (ASPs) per unit
and Consumption Values.
During the forecast period, bandwidth expansion demands will push for new
network links, incorporating Metro Core, Metro/Access, Long Haul, DWDM, OADM
and other system-based deployments.
Competitive alternative solutions to Electro-optical (E-O) including
Electro-Absorption (EA), Indium Phosphide (InP) and Mach-Zehnder (M-Z)
modulator integration and other solutions are being developed. Packaging is a
key driver, along with the main multiple: Economics. ElectroniCast summarizes
that the engineering and technology advances will be developed. However,
without the cost-effectiveness of the component and a suitable package,
meeting all specification and customer demands, a particular modulator product
will not be successful. Again, the technology advancements are secondary to
the packaging and cost issues.
In this report, the optical modulator market is presented in segments:
- Electro-Absorption (EA) Type
- Electro-Optical (E-O) Type
- “Other” modulator Type
In 2007, Electro-optical (E-O) optical communication external modulators,
typically utilizing Lithium Niobate as a base held a 33.8 percent market share
of global consumption, $150.9 million. The acceptance of Lithium Niobate
(LiNbO3) as a material used in external amplitude and phase modulators results
from its low optical loss and high electro-optic coefficient. Modulators used
in the higher-price (ASP per unit) 40 Gbps links will demonstrate dramatic
growth, especially and initially in the Lithium Niobate segment. As the
demand for bandwidth continues to increase, it will be necessary to deploy low
cost optical communication links that are closer to the end user than ever
before.
The category list of each of the optical modulators, by transmitter throughput (data rate speed):
- 2.5 Gbps
- 10 Gbps
- 40 Gbps
- Other Data Rates (Miscellaneous/not specified)
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