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With advances in silicon technology gathering pace, Keely Portway discovers three main ways they are being leveraged to enable the evolution of coherent optical engines

Pluggables, Embeddeds, and the Three Vectors of Coherent Evolution

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Silicon technology enhancements are enabling the evolution of coherent optical engines along three vectors. The first vector maximizes performance by leveraging the most advanced optical features, the second minimizes space and power, and a third integrates systems-level functions that were previously located in the shelf or card. 


How will the next generation of optical networks provide the capacity to support unwavering increases in traffic, and does one solution really ‘fit all’? Keely Portway finds out



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