Title :
Engineering a 150 Gbit/s optical active cable to meet the needs of the data center environment
Author :
Tokoro, Takehiko ; Ishigami, Yoshiaki ; Tamura, Kenichi ; Marra, Louis
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Hitachi, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents the engineering considerations undertaken in the design of an optical active cable for use in the data center/HPC. We report the characteristics and testing results on our 150 Gbit/s optical active cable.
Keywords :
optical cables; optical computing; optical testing; HPC; bit rate 150 Gbit/s; data center environment; optical active cable design; optical active cable testing; Cable shielding; Communication cables; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Power cables;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6