ClariPhy & Sumitomo Demo Coherent 100G

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- ClariPhy Communications, Inc., a leading developer of ultra-high speed systems-on-chips (SoCs) for coherent optical networks, and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., a leading global provider of advanced optical solutions, announced today a demonstration of the world's first 100 gigabit per second (100G) coherent CFP technology platform. The demonstration highlights significant breakthroughs in power and size reduction for 100G coherent transmission, with ClariPhy showing the industry's first 28nm CMOS analog to digital converter (ADC) and digital to analog converter (DAC) suitable for 100G and 200G coherent transmission, and Sumitomo Electric showing an indium phosphide (InP) based integrated coherent optical engine. The demonstration comprises real-time transmission as well as capture and detection of coherent signals in both QPSK and 16QAM modulation formats. The combined solution also provides a roadmap to next generation coherent interfaces in CFP2 and smaller form factors. 100G coherent technology is being rapidly adopted by carriers for long-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks because of its tremendous advantages in spectral efficiency and reach compared to the previous generation of 10G (non-coherent) systems. 100G coherent technology is being rapidly adopted by carriers for long-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks because of its tremendous advantages in spectral efficiency and reach compared to the previous generation of 10G (non-coherent) systems. ClariPhy Communications Inc.