GigOptix receives approximately $2 million in orders for next gen 100G DWDM modulator drivers

PALO ALTO, USA: GigOptix Inc., a leading supplier of electronic and electro-optic components for fiber-optic systems, has received approximately $2 million in orders for delivery in 2010 of its 100G quad-driver for use in next generation 100G DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) networking systems.

The GX62450 100G DP-QPSK (Dual Polarization Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) driver is implemented using GigOptix’ innovative semiconductor and RF design technology that couples low power dissipation with very high performance operation in a small form factor. It is designed to be plug-in compatible with industry available 100G Multiplexer and Mach-Zehnder Modulators.

The GX62450 is the industry's only available 4 channel fully integrated into one package driver and exhibits excellent RF performance due to its high performance semiconductor design that includes a retiming circuit to reduce jitter and its GPPO connectorized form factor that not only ensures optimal RF coupling to the 100G optical modulator inputs but also occupies less board-level real estate than comparable surface mounted device solutions.

Padraig O’Mathuna, VP of Marketing, said: "We are delighted to be at the forefront of 100G DWDM deployments and be chosen as the supplier of this important component within our customer’s platform due to our differentiated product offering. The demand for 100G solutions has accelerated much faster than the industry originally predicted with major product releases being announced and discussed, such as in the press recently.

"We aligned our 100G driver development with our customer’s roadmap requirements, and we are pleased to see the culmination of this strategic relationship reach volume shipment orders so rapidly. We believe that we are well positioned as a leader in the 100G segment to take advantage of this upswing and consider the 100G DWDM market as being one of the major growth engines for our company going forward."

In a most recent report on 100G components, Ovum forecasted that the 100G DWDM lineside market would launch in 2010 and grow to over 16,000 units by 2015 with a CAGR of 140 percent.