Opto-Electronic Transceiver Technology Report 2009

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

• The Growing Role of Optical Transceivers
• Transceiver Markets and Trends

• Bandwidth Drivers
  • Explosion of Content From Mobile Devices
  • High-Speed Broadband Deployment At the Network Edge
  • Changing Use of E-mail
  • Rich Web Site Content
  • Music Downloads
  • Video Downloads
  • The Internet Reaches Everywhere
  • Rising Internet Use in Asia
• The Impact of Rapid Traffic Growth on the Network
  • Access network transformation
    • Broadband Drivers
      • Femtocells Set to Play Role in the Home
    • Fiber-to-the-X Market Status
    • WDM Will Play a Key Role in Next-Generation PON
    • CATV Access
  • The Optical Packet Transport Platform
    • OPT: Jury Is Still Out
    • Opposing Contenders to OPT
  • High-speed Optical Transmission in the Core Network
    • 40-Gbps and 100-Gbps Market Drivers
    • 40-Gbps and 100-Gbps Roadmaps
  • Optical Penetrates the Datacenter
    • Datacenter trends
    • Datacenter Architecture and the Impact on Transceivers
    • Networking Protocol Impact on Transceiver Requirements
    • Unified Datacenter Fabrics
    • 10-Gbps Technology Begins to Reach the Server
  • Optics Battles with Copper for Supremacy at 10-Gbps and Beyond
    • The 10GbE Question
      • SFP+ Optical Modules
      • Active optical cables
      • 10GBASE-T ICs
      • SFP+ Copper Cables
    • Consumer Applications
    • The Move to Even Higher Speeds

• Overall Product Trends
  • Data Rates Continue to Rise
  • Form Factors Continue to Shrink
• Telecom Products
  • 10-Gbps Telecom Interfaces Move to Transceivers and to XFP
  • 40-Gbps and 100-Gbps Interfaces
    • Client-Side 40-Gbps Interfaces
    • Line-Side 40-Gbps and 100-Gbps Interfaces Incorporate Innovative Modulation Schemes
    • Duo-binary
    • DPSK
    • DQPSK
    • Polarization Multiplexing Combined with Phased-Shift Keying
  • Contrarian Approaches to 40-Gbps
    • Infinera' s Approach: Integrating PICs and Bandwidth Virtualization
    • Nortel Networks' s Approach: Using Dual-Mode QPSK
    • OpVista' s Approach: Employing 4x10-Gbps in a 50GHz Channel
  • WDM Continues to Thrive
• Datacom Optical Transceivers
  • Migration to SFP+
  • Fibre Channel Moves to 8-Gbps
  • Parallel Transceivers Find Their Sweet Spot
    • Ethernet and Fibre Channel Converge and Diverge
    • Parallel Transceiver Trends
    • Parallel Transceivers for 40-Gbps and 100-Gbps Short-Reach Implementations
  • Active Optical Cables
    • AOC Have Cost Advantages
    • AOC Deliver Compatibility with Copper Interfaces

• Transitioning from Craftsmanship to High Volume
• Manufacturing Cost Drivers
  • Packaging
  • Testing
  • Reliability Testing
• The Role of Standards and Specifications
• Design for Manufacture is Now Critical
• Analog IC Design Moves In-House
• Offshoring Enters a New Phase

• Interfacing Optics and Electronics
• LRM and SFP+ Blur the Electronics-Optics Boundary in Enterprise Networks
  • LRM
  • SFP+
• EDC Looks to Penetrate Telecom Applications
• Future directions of electronics for longer reach telecom applications

• Moore' s Law Doesn' t Apply to Optical Integration
  • Defining Key Terms
• Photonic integration challenges
  • Hybrid Integration Becomes a Key Photonic Tool
  • Integration Limitations
• New Applications Drive Optical Integration
  • Reduced Cost per Transported Bit
  • System Density
  • Parallel Channel Designs
• Silicon Photonics
  • Photonic Building Blocks in Silicon
  • Silicon Photonics Players
  • Silicon Photonics' Market Evolution
  • Silicon Photonics Still Has Some Challenges to Overcome
  • Research Programs and Initiatives

• Transceiver Forecast Summary
• Derivative Forecast for Optical Transmitter and Receiver Technologies
  • Optical Transmitter Technologies
  • Optical Receiver Technologies