Linear Drive Optics: Why signal integrity matters

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Linear Drive Optics: Why signal integrity matters

posted on Oct 12, 2023 10:09AM

Linear Drive Optics: Why signal integrity matters

Small Factor / Good Signal Integrity: No wirebonds, Direct access to PCB with TSVs à POET’s engines can be located anywhere on the PCB – minimizing the electrical trace lengths
For 800G and beyond – with no gearbox requirements – this can enable Direct Drive capabilities directly from the Switch, eliminating the DSP requirements à 6-8W power reduction per module !! •
Can enable “CPO performance” within a Pluggable Form Factor

https://poet-technologies.com/docs/presentations/POET%20OFC2023%20Slides.pdf

The article below provides a good overview of the industry's position on this effort to remove the power hungry DSP. I believe that POET has unique advantages in this contest.

https://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2023/9/11/the-market-opportunity-for-linear-drive-optics.html

The flexibility to pursue new applications as a result of POET's small footprint is a strength that will make POET very desirable to industry well into the future.