100G and 200G per Lane Linear Drive Optics for Data Center Applications

• DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2024.w4h.3
• Publication Date: 2024-05-14T12:46:53Z
• Authors: Elaine S. Chou; Yishen Huang; Siamak Amiralizadeh; Jeffrey Rahn; J. K. Doylend; Qing Wang; Janet Chen; Darron Young

100G/lane linear-drive pluggable optics demonstrate interoperability with over 3 dB link margin. Simulations suggest that 200G/lane linear drive requires bump-to-bump losses below 22 dB, but transmit-side retimers increase loss tolerance beyond 34 dB.