Acacia is introducing what it says is the industry’s first 1.2 Tbps faceplate pluggable coherent module. The new 8th generation Coherent Interconnect Module family is powered by Acacia’s Jannu 5nm CMOS digital signal processor ASIC. This platform combines the Jannu DSP with 3D siliconization packaging, which includes the silicon photonics integrated circuit (SiPh PIC), high-speed modulator driver and transimpedance amplifier in a single opto-electronic package. The Jannu DSP is designed to offer network operators the ability to maximise transmission data rate across a wide range of multi-haul network applications including DCI, metro, long-haul and subsea.
The architecture of the new CIM 8 builds upon the Acacia AC1200 product family and aligns closely with the latest client data rates and coherent industry standardisation efforts, the Cisco subsidiary said. The CIM 8 is designed to enable network operators to double their transmission capacity over even greater reaches. For links requiring maximum capacity, the new module can provide 1.2T capacity over a single wavelength.
