32 Channel PLC ROADM from Optun
OpTun, Inc a manufacturer of PLC based solutions, announces the introduction of its Lambda Edge 3200. A 1RU pizza box solution, based on its 32 channel PLC ROADM, using its proprietary on-chip design referred to as Controlled Mode Interaction (CMI™).
OpTun’s CMI™ technology is a waveguide design that allows robust and differentiating switch and VOA performance on a Silica-on-Silicon platform. Direct benefits of this CMI™ technology are its high-yielding design, lower electrical power consumption and optical performance over the entire ITU C- and L-band.
The Lambda Edge 3200 product is designed to be cost-effective from day-1, in Metro edge applications, addressing the increasing demand for flexible bandwidth in the enterprise domain. Other merits that this design offers are its ability to provide flexible channel planning and software-controlled re-configurable add/drop. OpTun’s ROADM solution is scalable from 16-channels to 32 or 40-channels, offering the granularity required by enterprise, MSO and carrier customers. Also included in this module are per-channel optical power monitoring and balancing features, thereby eliminating the need for external line cards with optical channel monitoring and dynamic channel/gain equalizing functionality. “Whilst wavelength selective cross connects are required in Core networks. Two degree PLC based solutions appear to winning at the edge, due primarily to the ability to scale manufacturing quickly and easily. ”, stated Erez Avidan-Antonir, CEO of OpTun, Inc. Avidan-Antonir further commented that, “By offering this solution we can enable our customers to have a very fast time to market, turnkey solution in this rapidly growing ROADM segment.”
