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40 Gb/s Systems and Polarization Mode Dispersion: Technology and Marketing Issues

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Practel, Inc.
Published: August 2006
Product Code: R606-43
Description
The first version of this report was issued in 2004. Since then, the 40 Gb/s market is slowly moving ahead, still with an expectation of noticeable growth only in a few years.

The market is driven by Ethernet proliferation and commercialization of large routing platforms; a SONET/SDH part is still behind, and consists almost entirely of VSR applications.

In 2006, we saw some movement in the market, and major conventions in Europe and the U.S. demonstrated a presence of new and established players.

The report also updates information on the technologies and markets for PMD compensators. So far, we did not see too much activity in this area; some vendors dropped their products lines. Mechanical compensators are still dominating.

This report analyzes technological and marketing aspects of 40 Gb/s transmission and associated with such transmission Polarization Mode Dispersion harmful effect.

The report deals with a number of 40 Gb/s transmission issues, with the major emphasis on Polarization Mode Dispersion problems.

This report:
  • Provides insight of 40 Gb/s systems technologies
  • Shows their advantages and limitations
  • Forecasts the 40 Gb/s systems market
  • Compares features of the 40 Gb/s systems market players.
  • Explains PMD nature
  • Analyzes the dander of PMD to high - capacity and high - speed optical networks
  • Researches various ways to cope with PMD
  • Introduces technologies that are used in PMD compensators
  • Compares these technologies
  • Analyzes the PMDC market
  • Compares portfolios of the major PMDC market players.
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction

1.1 Scope

1.2 Goal

1.3 Methodology

1.4 Audience

1.5 Importance




2.0 40 Gb/s Systems

2.1 General

2.2 Short History

2.3 Status


2.3.1 Directions

2.3.2 Specifics


2.4 Perspectives

2.5 Issues


2.5.1 ICs

2.5.2 Optics

2.5.3 Standards


2.5.3.1 Alliance



2.6 Applications




3.0 PMD Nature and Characteristics

3.1 Challenge

3.2 Effect


3.2.1 Cause and Nature

3.2.2 Statistics

3.2.3 Penalties




4.0 PMD Compensation Methods and Associated Effects

4.1 Network Design

4.2 Compensation Techniques


4.2.1 Optical Compensation


4.2.1.1 Methods

4.2.1.2 Classification Based on Order of Compensation

4.2.1.3 Example


4.2.2 Electronics Methods

4.2.3 Mode Coupling - Fiber Method

4.2.4 Polarization Maintaining Fiber

4.2.5 If PMD is not enough

4.2.6 Standards




5.0 Market Estimate

5.1 Present Time

5.2 PMDC Market Drivers


5.2.1 CAPEX Savings

5.2.2 OPEX Savings

5.2.3 Technological Factors


5.3 Market Forecast


5.3.1 Model Assumptions

5.3.2 Analysis


5.3.2.1 Market estimate for 40 Gb/s Systems

5.3.2.2 PMDC Market Forecast





6.0 Technical and economical PMDC Characteristics: Summary




7.0 PMDC Market Players

Agere Systems

Corning

General Photonics

Ipitek

OZOPTICS




8.0 Manufactures: 40 Gb/s Components

Agere Systems

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC)

Advanced Photonix

Avanex ( Acquired Alcatel Optronics)

Bay Microsystems

Big Bear (Acquired by Finisar)

Centellax

Core Optics

Corning

Covega

IBM (in collaboration with Cisco)

Inphi

JDSU

JGKB Photonics

Hitachi

Finisar

MergeOptics

Kailight Photonics

KVH

Oki Semiconductor

Picometrix

Primarion

SMI

T-Networks




9.0 Manufactures: 40 Gb/s Platforms

Juniper

Cisco

Lucent

Mintera

StrataLight




10.0 Conclusions




List of Figures

Figure 1: What is Happening at 40 Gb/s Transmission

Figure 2: DGD Illustration

Figure 3: 40 Gb/s - Allowable PMD

Figure 4: Receiver sensitivity Penalty (A=0.5)

Figure 5: Receiver Sensitivity Penalty (A=0.3)

Figure 6: Optical Adaptive PMDC

Figure 7: Estimate of Telecommunications Spending (2003-beginning of 2004)

Figure 8: Illustration of PMDC Utilization Saving

Figure 9: Estimate for 40 Gb/s Market ($M)

Figure 10: PMDC Market Forecast ($M)




List of Equations

Equation 1: Receiver Sensitivity Penalties




List of Tables

Table 1: Routers

Table 2: PMDC Parameters

Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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