10G Optical Transceivers In Fiber Optics and Communications

Infonetics Research released a report tracking 10-Gigabit(10G), 40-Gigabit(40G), and 100-Gigabit(100G) optical transceivers and transponders sold into the optical transport, carrier routing and swiching, and enterprise markets.

The report, "10G/40G/100G Optical Transceivers Market Size and Forecasts," analyzes the optical transceiver and transponder market by module, reach, wavelength, and form factor. It is also the first to use end-market projections of carrier preferences and equipment shipments to drive component forecasts.

"Our conversations with service providers and enterprises indicate they have a strong preference for 100G technology provided it is at the right price, less urgency surrounding 40G coherent technology, and wide-scale acceptance of both 10G SFP+ and tunable XFP," said Andrew Schmitt, Infonetics Research's directing analyst for optical. "Based on our optical transport, router, switch, and enterprise equipment forecasts, combined with our service provider deployment models, we expect 100G pricing to reach twice that of 40G in 2013, resulting in a rapid shift to 100G. By 2014, 40G and 100G modules will make up roughly half of the world's total 10G/40G/100G optical SFP transceiver and transponder revenue."

Tunable XFPs are the major 10G growth opportunity, as they eliminate inventory management issues with fixed-wave-length modules, fulfill the need for tunability as ROADM-based networking rises in popularity, and replace the mor-costly 300-pin format;

Menawhile SFP+ is replacing XFP, drive by strong growth in 850nm modules for 10-Gigabit Ethernet(10GbE) and 8/16G Fibre Channel applications.

10G moudules by tunable, WDM(fixed C-band), 1550nm, 1310nm, and 850nm wavelengths, split by form-factor:300-pin format, small form-factor pluggable(SFP+), 10G small form-factor pluggable(XFP), and other (including X2,XENPAK, and 30 pin);

Fiberstore 1000base-SX SFP optical transceivers complete the networking solution by providing the physical interconnection with a tested and approved SFP+ module. This streamlines customer's purchasing process enabling a single transaction at the server adapter point of sale from the same source, while simplifying selling and fulfillment activities.

10G-SR 850nm multimode 10Gbps SFP+ transceivers are hot-pluggable SFP+ footprint devices for use in 10-Gigabit Ethernet links over multi-mode fiber. The SFM10G-SR SFP+ transceiver module is fully tested and compatible with all Solarflare single-port and dual-port SFP+ 10GbE server adapters in both enterprise and midrange product families. SFM10G-SR is compliant with the SFF-8431, SFF-8432, and IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR specifications.

Fiberstore offers its own branded 10G-SR SFP+ module. Fiberstore server adapters have also been tested with multiple third-party 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-SR, 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-LR, 1G 1000BASE-SX SFP DOM, and 1G 1000BASE-T transceiver modules, as well as 10GBASE-CR Direct Attach (DA) cables.