Agilestar News and Notes: An Information Compendium
1. Product Information
2. Area of Industry
3. Optical Transceiver R&D
4. History or Happenings within Optical Transceiver Industry
5. Current Business Climate and Market Conditions
6. Information about Market Partners
1. Product Information:
What is optical transceiver chip?
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci1249890,00.html
Behind the Light Show in Optical Transceivers
http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/an_pk/1769
Optical Transceiver
http://www.gennum.com/data/applications/optical_transceiver.php
Fiber Optic Transceivers Information on GlobalSpec
http://material-handling.globalspec.com/LearnMore/Optics_Optical_Components/Fiber_Optics/Fiber_Optic_Transceivers
What is gigabit interface converter?
http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid183_gci751175,00.html
GBIC
http://www.answers.com/topic/gbic
Electrical Engineering Glossary Definition for GBIC
http://www.maxim-ic.com/glossary/index.cfm/Ac/V/ID/141/Tm/GBIC
What is GBIC?
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/GBIC.html
XENPAK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XENPAK
Encyclopedia: XENPAK
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/XENPAK
Chemistry - XENPAK
http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/XENPAK
2. Area of industry:
Optical fiber
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber
How Fiber Optics Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fiber-optic.htm
BRIEF OVER VIEW OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ADVANTAGES OVER COPPER:
http://www.arcelect.com/fibercable.htm
A Short History of Fiber Optics
http://www.sff.net/people/Jeff.Hecht/history.html
Fiber-Optic Technologies
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=170740
What is fiber optics?
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/fiber_optics.html
Fiber Optics
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/optmod/fibopt.html
A Brief History of Fiber Optic Technology
http://www.fiber-optics.info/fiber-history.htm
Fiber-optic communication
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber-optic_communication
Fiber optic communication
http://www.electronics-manufacturers.com/products/telecommunication-equipment/fiber-optic-communication/
The Little Known History of Fiber Optic Telecommunication
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Little-Known-History-of-Fiber-Optic-Telecommunication&id=1023535
The story of communications by light beam
http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/education/light_beam/beam.cfm?CFID=1904906&CFTOKEN=72754293
3. Optical Transceiver R&D:
Cost, Performance, and Reliability simulator for Optical Transceiver Modulator
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-37-26-6151
Small Form Factor Pluggable Optical Transceiver Module with ...
http://www.excelight.com/pdf/docs/s24p4.pdf
Evaluating Optical Modulators
http://www.eu.anritsu.com/files/MP1800A_OptModulator_EF1100.pdf
A source-synchronous double-data-rate parallel optical transceiver IC
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1139160
Development of Bidirectional 1.3/1.55-.MU.m Optical Transceiver Module Compliant with Ethernet Standard.
http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200219/000020021902A0642846.php
IBM researchers demonstrate world's fastest optical chipset
http://www.physorg.com/news94142957.html
Design and characterization of 1.3/1.55-µm optical transceiver using straight waveguide and double-filter photodiode
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/96515604/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Feedback Coupling Module of Optical Transceiver Using Projection Core Fiber
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006JaJAP..45.6683I
Development of a slim 40-Gbps Optical Transceiver
http://www.hitachi.com/rd/pdf/news/crl060921nrde_transceiver.pdf
Method and apparatus for adapting GBIC module to coupled Ethernet switch capable of outputting different voltages
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366197.html
How close is the all-optical transceiver for software-defined radio?
http://spie.org/x8883.xml?ArticleID=x8883
Evaluation Engineering - The Evolution of Optical Transceiver Test
http://www.evaluationengineering.com/enews/2008_November/1108_optical.aspx
Evaluation of EMC up to 1GHz for 155Mb/s optical transceiver modules
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/elex/2/19/2_506/_article
Integrated Optical Transceiver for Inertial Sensors Using Polymer Waveguide Technology
http://www.stormingmedia.us/75/7553/A755334.html
Power-efficient dual-rate optical transceiver
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-44-33-7112
Low-cost and low-electromagnetic-interference packaging of optical transceiver modules
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16111744
Optical transceiver adaptation
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6469906.html
Next Generation Transceivers
http://mphotonics.mit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=212
Evolution of optical subassemblies in IBM data communication transceivers
http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/rd/472/trewhella.html
Low cost technologies for mass production of long wavelength 10 ...
http://www.gtti.it/GTTI08/files/Fotonica/GTTI08-Fotonica-Avago.pdf
4. History or Happenings within Optical Transceiver Industry
Jan 5, 2009
Enablence Expands the Use of BroadLight’s Communications Controller Integrated Circuits to Power its TRIDENT7 Optical Line Terminals and Optical Network Terminals
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090105005483&newsLang=en
Dec 29, 2008
Sharp Makes Optical Cabling System for Mobile Phones
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20081230/163437/
Dec 19, 2008
Firecomms' OptoLock interconnect planned for set top boxes
http://www.comms-express.com/news/network-cables/network-cables/firecomms-optolock-interconnect-planned-for-set-top-boxes-18939793/
Dec 18, 2008
10-Gig Transceiver Market Set to Soar
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=20570
Dec 16, 2008
Top 10 networking trends for 2009: Extreme
http://www.ciol.com/Technology/Networking/Feature/Top-10-networking-trends-for-2009-Extreme/161208113789/0/
Dec 15, 2008
Source Photonics Introduces Industry's First Dual Rate 10Gbps / 1Gbps SFP+ Transceivers
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Source-Photonics-Introduces-Industrys-First/story.aspx?guid={4C075B97-CE69-4F45-ACA6-FE24168C9361
Dec 2, 2008
GAO Offers Bi-Di Optical Transceiver series
http://www.computeruser.com/pressreleases/view/bb325cffa1ae711ddae27bf2788c9f8c
Nov 5, 2008
SFP, PON, 1X9 optical transceiver modules and Optical Media Converter
http://www.tradekey.com/product_view/id/752852.htm
Oct 7, 2008
Avago Technologies First To Market With 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR Transceiver For Fibre Channel
http://www.premisesnetworks.com/article.mvc/Avago-Technologies-First-To-Market-With-8-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO
Sept 23, 2008
Mitel-Teleoptix Selects AMCC's 10Gb PHY Technology for Leading-Edge Telecom XFP Module
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS58729+23-Sep-2008+BW20080923
Sept 18, 2008
Sumitomo Electric boosts 10G long reach optical transceiver portfolio
http://cs.pennnet.com/display_article/339881/42/ONART/none/NEWPR/1/Sumitomo-Electric-boosts-10G-long-reach-optical-transceiver-portfolio/
June 2008
LightCounting Reports Strong Optical Transceiver Sales Spurred by Rise of SFP+ Year-on-Year Sales Up 15% in First Quarter 2008
http://www.the-infoshop.com/press/lc68883_en.shtml
May, 20, 2008
Finisar Ships 250,000th SFP+ Optical Transceiver
http://news.directindustry.com/press/finisar/finisar-ships-250-000th-sfp-optical-transceiver-35039-30360.html
May 6, 2008
Sumitomo Electric Increases Manufacturing Of Optical Devices At Suzhou Plant
http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/05/06/6705-sumitomo-electric-increases-manufacturing-of-optical-devices-at-suzhou-plant/
Apr, 24, 2008
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: Integrated Production of Optical Device and Optical Transceiver Started at SPEC in China
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_24/ai_n25355841
Apr 10, 2008
Intel To Sell Enterprise, Storage Optical Assets To Emcore
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/intel-sell-enterprise-storage-optical/story.aspx?guid={F401F093-EE5B-49EC-9F32-2A827F379578}&dist=msr_1
March 13, 2008
Smaller SFP+ Optical Transceivers Save Space And Power
http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=18329
Feb 21, 2008
Avago 10 Gb/s Ethernet SFP+ SR optical transceiver launched
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/products/2008/02/21/2427/avago-10-gbs-ethernet-sfp+-sr-optical-transceiver-launched.htm
Feb, 7, 2008
European roadmap for photonics and nanotechnologies
http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2008/FEB/MONA_070208.htm
Jan, 25, 2008
Optical Transceiver suits Fibre Channel applications.
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/810650
Jan 18, 2008
Fujitsu to Release World's First XFP-type 10 Gbps DWDM Optical Transceiver
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2006/20060118-01.html
Sept 20, 2007
Optical transceiver targets wireless base stations
http://www.commsdesign.com/new_products/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201808105
Sept 13, 2007
PIRELLI BROABAND SOLUTIONS INTRODUCES NEW 120 KM XFP OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER AT ECOC 2007
http://www.pirellibroadband.com/web/news/press_dettaglio.page?uri=/pirellibroadband/en_IT/browser/xml/news/news/PBS_news100000764.xml&queryPressString=year:2*
Sept 1 , 2007
FIBER OPTICS: Optical transceiver goes where copper cannot
http://www.laserfocusworld.com/articles/305700
Aug 14, 2007
LuminentOIC and Fiberxon Announce Source Photonics as Joint Company Brand Name
http://www.mrv.com/newsroom/pr/pr-view.php/260
Aug 1, 2007
Agilent Technologies' New PXIT Modules Provide Cost-Effective Optical Transceiver Test up to 8.5 Gb/s and Beyond.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32519107_ITM
Jun 4, 2007
LightCounting Says $1.5 Billion Optical Transceiver Industry Well-Positioned for Growth
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Lightcounting-738291.html
March 28, 2007
10 Gbits/s XFP optical transceiver operates up to 40 km
http://www.networksystemsdesignline.com/products/metronetworking/198700775
March 26, 2007
IBM researchers demonstrate world's fastest optical chipset
http://www.physorg.com/news94142957.html
March 14, 2007
NEC Develops Dual Density Bidirectional Optical Transceiver Product Family
http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0703/1401.html
January 19, 2007
Fujitsu Releases Compact Optical Transceivers Capable of High-Performance GPON Transmission
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2007/20070119-01.html
Dec 20, 2006
Apogee Photonics Introduces Standardized Platform for Optical Transceiver Development for Vast Range of 10 Gb/s Applications.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Apogee+Photonics+Introduces+Standardized+Platform+for+Optical...-a0156122380
Nov 7, 2006
Fiberxon Unveils New OLT Optical Transceiver
http://svconline.com/cables/products/fiberxon_olt_transceiver_110706/
November 2006
First single-chip optical transceiver promises low-cost 10-Gbit/s data transfer
http://www2.electronicproducts.com/First_single-chip_optical_transceiver_promises_low-cost_10-Gbit_s_data_transfer-article-oljh01-nov2006-html.aspx
Aug, 2006
Pluggable DWDM transceivers lower metro costs, increase density
http://lw.pennnet.com/display_article/261794/13/ARTCL/none/none/1/Pluggable-DWDM-transceivers-lower-metro-costs,-increase-density/
Apr, 12, 2006
Centillium Bolsters Leadership in the Optical Transceiver Market Expanding Fiber-to-the-Premises Semiconductor Portfolio
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_n26825814
May 11, 2004
Broadcom Announces 10 Gigabit Optical Transceiver for High Speed ...
http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=525458
Feb 11, 2004
Analog Devices SFP Reference Design Simplifies Optical Transceiver Development
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/43277/analog_devices_sfp_reference_design_simplifies_optical_transceiver_development/index.html
Jan 11, 2006
NEC to Sell World's Smallest, High-Power DWDM Optical Transceiver
http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0601/1101.html
Sept 26, 2005
Agilent Technologies ships 10 Gb XFP optical transceivers for enterprise, storage and telecom networks
http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2005/26sep-sp05062.html
5. Current Business Climate and Market Conditions:
LightCounting Forecasts 37% CAGR for 10-GigE Optical Transceiver ...
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Lightcounting-897168.html
LightCounting: optical transceiver market ends record 2008 ...
http://fibresystems.org/cws/article/yournews/37192
Optical transceiver market hitting 12% CAGR through 2010
http://lw.pennnet.com/display_article/306314/13/ARCHI/none/NNEWS/1/Optical-transceiver-market-hitting-12-CAGR-through-2010/
Optical Transceiver Market to Witness Significant Growth
http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/ip-communications/articles/39177-optical-transceiver-market-witness-significant-growth.htm
Optical Transceiver Market Expected to Surpass $2.8 Billion in 2010, According to LightCounting
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Lightcounting-770179.html
Transceiver market returns to positive growth
http://lw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=13&ARTICLE_ID=314950&C=NNEWS
VCSEL transceiver market to grow 24.5 percent year-on-year
http://compoundsemiconductor.net/blog/2008/07/vcsel_transceiver_market_to_gr.html
Optical Transceiver Market Opportunities, Strategies and Forecasts
http://www.electronics.ca/reports/optical/transceiver.html
Optical Transceiver Market Oportunities, Market Forecasts, and Market Strategies, 2005-20011
http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=1164486&g=1
LightCounting Forecasts Continued Transceiver Market Growth
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS126857+04-Feb-2008+MW20080204
Transceiver Market Forecast Report (February 2008)
http://www.giiexpress.com/products/lc62183.htm
Wintergreen Research's Optical Transceiver: Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2011
http://www.biz-lib.com/products/ZWG89606.html
Optical Transceiver for the Broad Wireless Base Station Market is a first says Avago
http://www.electronicspecifier.com/Industry-News/Optical-Transceiver-for-the-Broad-Wireless-Base-Station-Market-is-a-first-says-Avago.asp
DWDM, SFP+, XFP Transceiver market set records in 2008, braced for uncertain 2009
http://www.sfp-xfp.com/en/latest-news/dwdm-sfp-xfp-transceiver-market-set-records-in-2008-braced-for-uncertain-2009.html
Optical Transceiver Market: Continued Steady Growth Driven by LAN
http://www.isuppli.com/productdetail.aspx?id=27259
How to add value to MSA optical transceivers
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030324S0098