Optical Transceivers Core for Optical Electrical Signal Conversion

There is a direct correlation between the speed and wavelength of optical transceivers. Faster transceivers are usually designed to operate at specific wavelengths to optimize signal throughput. For instance, 100Gbps transceivers typically operate at the C-band (1530-1565nm), since it’s known for having low attenuation in optical fibers. With increase in the desired data rate, the wavelength will have to be selected more carefully to avoid high signal degradation. In addition, wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) technologies use different wavelengths to simultaneously transmit multiple high-speed signals. This demonstrates how critical this correlation is in contemporary optical networks.