December, 2024 - GIGALIGHT

31Dec, 2024

GIGALIGHT Navigates Through 2024 – Bypassing the Red Ocean to Focus on Differentiation

December 31, 2024, Shenzhen, China. – Differentiation is a long-term business strategy for small and medium-sized enterprises. Throughout its journey, GIGALIGHT has navigated the optical transceiver niche market with its pragmatic differentiation strategy, launching a series of innovative products and gaining widespread recognition in the global market in 2024.

1. 8x25G NRZ-based 8-channel 200G QSFP-DD PSM8 Product
GIGALIGHT’s 8-channel optical transceiver series has shone brightly in the North American market, successfully securing numerous orders from distributed small and medium-sized data centers, as well as an order from a significant customer whose identity cannot be disclosed. This achievement not only demonstrates GIGALIGHT’s deep expertise in high-speed data transmission but also establishes a strong brand image globally.

2. 8x50G PAM4-based 8-channel 400G QSFP-DD PSM8 and 200G QSFP-DD PSM4 Combination
GIGALIGHT’s 8x50G PAM4 combination product provides a new blueprint and best practices for distributed optical networks in metropolitan telecommunications. Its outstanding performance and stability have further expanded GIGALIGHT’s influence in the telecommunications sector.

3. Unique 3G/12G/48G SDI Optical Transceiver and SDI Optical Extender Product Line
GIGALIGHT has made significant breakthroughs in real-time video signal transmission with its unique SDI optical transceiver and SDI optical extender product line, offering superior solutions for niche areas such as pathological bitstreams. This innovation not only consolidates GIGALIGHT’s leading position in video transmission but also opens up new market spaces.

4. 10G-800G Immersed Liquid-cooled Optical Transceiver Product Line Combining Multiple Processes
By combining multiple processes, GIGALIGHT has successfully launched a 10G-800G immersed liquid-cooled optical transceiver product line. This product line is a combination of ambition, perseverance, and data. GIGALIGHT’s comprehensive product layout and research in this field have propelled it to the forefront of the world.

5. 200G QSFP56 FR4 Based on PAM4 DML and 2x100G QSFP-DD 2xCWDM4 Based on 8x25G NRZ
Customer applications of GIGALIGHT’s 200G optical transceivers have established its industry reputation in the 200G category, further solidifying its position in the data center optical transceiver market.

6. 400G QSFP-DD 2xFR4 Data Center Optical Transceiver Using PAM4 DML Technology
Staying abreast of technological trends, GIGALIGHT has successfully launched a 400G QSFP-DD 2xFR4 data center optical transceiver using PAM4 DML technology. This product not only boasts excellent transmission performance but can also be widely applied in future 400G networking for edge data centers in combination with 5G technology. Although this market is still in its nascent stages, GIGALIGHT’s product undoubtedly lays a solid foundation for its future development.

7. 800G & 400G Silicon Optical Transceivers for AI & DC, and Highly Differentiated 100G QSFP28 DWDM O-BAND Product
Silicon pluggable optical transceivers have become widely homogenized, but GIGALIGHT has demonstrated its prowess in differentiated development. Its launch of 800G & 400G silicon optical transceivers and highly differentiated 100G QSFP28 DWDM O-BAND products not only meets the market’s demand for high-performance optical transceivers but also showcases GIGALIGHT’s innovative strength in silicon photonics technology.

Looking back at 2024, GIGALIGHT has stood out in the technology industry with its differentiated product strategy and innovative spirit. In the future, GIGALIGHT will continue to adhere to the path of differentiated development, launching more innovative products to provide global customers with even better and more efficient services. Let’s look forward to GIGALIGHT achieving even more glorious accomplishments in its future development!

About GIGALIGHT

As an open optical networking explorer, Gigalight integrates the design, manufacturing, and sales of both active and passive optical devices and subsystems. The company’s product portfolio includes optical modules, silicon photonics modules, liquid-cooled modules, passive optical components, active optical cables, direct attach copper cables, coherent optical communication modules, and OPEN DCI BOX subsystems. Gigalight focuses on serving applications such as data centers, 5G transport networks, metropolitan WDM transmission, ultra-HD broadcast and video, and more. It stands as an innovative designer of high-speed optical interconnect hardware solutions.

27Dec, 2024

GIGALIGHT 2024 Annual Recap: New Products Abound, Exhibition Glamour Shines

In the challenging and opportune year of 2024, we collectively experienced unprecedented challenges and transformations. GIGALIGHT, leveraging its exceptional research and development capabilities and keen market insights, not only launched multiple innovative and excellent new products but also shone brightly at various global exhibitions, demonstrating the company’s strong prowess and boundless potential. Let’s review the highlights of GIGALIGHT’s year in 2024.

2024 New Product Launches

In 2024, GIGALIGHT continued to focus on new product development, consistently introducing high-performance optical transceivers that met market demands. Always at the forefront of technological innovation, GIGALIGHT’s new offerings not only enhanced data transmission speed and efficiency but also achieved significant optimizations in power consumption, cost, and stability, providing robust support for data centers and high-speed networks.

January 2024

GIGALIGHT successfully deployed 400G silicon-based optical transceivers for overseas data center users and announced plans to deploy 800G data centers using its leading and stable 800G silicon-based optical transceivers. Since substantially entering the field of silicon photonic chips and optical transceivers in 2018, GIGALIGHT has completed the mass production or prototype phase for at least 10 silicon-based optical transceiver models.

March 2024

GIGALIGHT introduced the linear 400G DR4 CPO silicon photonics engine, utilizing SOCKET packaging and LPO linear direct drive technology to eliminate DSP, significantly reducing system-level power consumption and cost. This engine excelled in performance, with all parameters reaching industry-leading levels, laying a solid foundation for GIGALIGHT’s product innovation for the next optical networking era.

May 2024

GIGALIGHT released 800G OSFP DR8/DR8+/DR8++ and 2×FR4/2×LR4 series silicon-based optical transceivers based on 7nm DSP, with power consumption as low as 16W, establishing a solid delivery foundation for the company to become a pioneer in this field. The 800G OSFP series optical transceivers surpassed protocol specifications in performance, providing powerful support for the company’s growth in the next-generation optical communications market. Additionally, GIGALIGHT mass-produced 400G OSFP-RHS DR4 and 400G QSFP112 DR4 silicon-based optical transceivers and introduced a low-power version of the 800G silicon-based series.

July 2024

In response to client demands, GIGALIGHT launched the Color X O-BAND series 100G QSFP28 DWDM1 silicon-based optical transceiver, further enriching its product line of incoherent DWDM transmission solutions. This optical transceiver excelled in performance, with better sensitivity than protocol specifications and low power consumption, making it suitable for 100G DCI networks.

August 2024

To address the urgent need for efficient thermal management solutions in AI computing data centers, GIGALIGHT developed high-reliability and cost-effective immersion liquid-cooled optical transceivers, covering the 5G fronthaul product line and the latest 400G and 800G product lines for AI computing applications. With speeds ranging from 10G to 800G, the products have been successfully deployed in various cooling liquids, positioning GIGALIGHT as one of the leaders in the global liquid-cooled interconnect field.

November 2024

GIGALIGHT introduced 25G SFP28 ZR/40G QSFP ZR4/100G QSFP28 ZR4 BIDI long-haul telecom-grade optical transceivers to meet the demands of wide-area coverage, optimize resource use, and reduce costs. These optical transceivers offered stable and reliable performance with low power consumption, providing high-quality optical transmission solutions for 5G communications, telecommunications, and metropolitan area transmission applications.

December 2024

GIGALIGHT launched an industry-leading 100G PAM4 SFP112 optical transceiver series, including 100G SFP112 SR1/LR1/ER1-30, specifically designed to meet the urgent needs of modern data centers and high-speed networks for high-performance, low-power, and high-density solutions. Covering long-distance applications from 100m to 30km, this series marked a significant advancement in 100G optical transceiver technology and signaled the direction of next-generation optical networks.

2024 Exhibition Recap

Throughout 2024, GIGALIGHT shone brightly at various international exhibitions, showcasing its profound strength and latest achievements in the field of optical communications. From CommunicAsia in Singapore to ICTCOMM VIETNAM in Vietnam, to CIOE and FUTURECOM in Brazil, GIGALIGHT’s exhibition stands were always crowded, attracting the attention of numerous industry experts and clients. Through live demonstrations and interactive exchanges, GIGALIGHT not only displayed its diverse product line and advanced technological solutions but also established closer ties with global partners, laying a solid foundation for future market expansion.

May 2024

At CommunicAsia in Singapore, GIGALIGHT officially launched its data center switch product line and exhibited the latest products, including the 400G DCI BOX. GIGALIGHT successfully demonstrated its capabilities and commitment in data center IT cabinet equipment and optical interconnect hardware integrated delivery.

June 2024

In June, GIGALIGHT participated in three major exhibitions. At ICTCOMM VIETNAM 2024 in Vietnam, GIGALIGHT showcased five product lines (DCI BOX equipment, incoherent DWDM transmission equipment, 5G fronthaul solutions, and 800G silicon-based AI interconnect solutions, and 100G data center switches) and demonstrated products such as the single-wavelength 400G DWDM DCI BOX network system. Subsequently, GIGALIGHT exhibited at the ABRINT Network Communications Exhibition in South America, bringing coherent series optical transceivers and DCI BOX products, in collaboration with its Brazilian agent. GIGALIGHT also participated in Japan’s FOE Optical Communications Theme Exhibition, showcasing coherent and incoherent DWDM, 800G/400G/200G AI computing power, and metropolitan telecommunications 5G, across three key product lines.

September 2024

GIGALIGHT participated in the Open Data Center Committee (ODCC) Summit 2024, showcasing its AI 800G computing interconnect optical transceivers and cables. It demonstrated various 800G optical transceivers, and its products and technologies in the field of AI computing power received widespread recognition.
During the same period, GIGALIGHT also attended the 25th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) and the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC). It launched its annual marketing newspaper and elegant pen holders as promotional gifts, which were warmly welcomed by the attendees.

October 2024

At the FUTURECOM 2024 exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil, GIGALIGHT displayed its four major product lines: 5G optical network, AI supercomputing center, metropolitan area interconnect, and open coherent optical network.

November 2024

GIGALIGHT presented its solutions for next-generation 5G networks, AI data centers, metropolitan telecommunications, and passive components at the CFCF Asia-Pacific Optical Connectivity Conference, the final exhibition of the year. With this, GIGALIGHT successfully concluded all its exhibitions for the year 2024.

Looking back at 2024, GIGALIGHT has achieved remarkable results in both products and exhibitions. Looking ahead, GIGALIGHT will continue to adhere to its development philosophy of “Innovation Leading, Quality First,” continuously launching more high-performance, low-power optical communication products. It aims to provide global customers with better services and solutions, jointly promoting the sustained development of the optical communication industry.

23Dec, 2024

GIGALIGHT’s O-BAND DWDM: Exceptional Performance, The Ideal Choice

In the rapidly evolving field of fiber-optic communications, the O-band has garnered significant attention due to its unique advantages. The O-band, with a wavelength range of 1260 to 1360 nanometers, stands as a crucial segment in fiber-optic communications. Building on this, GIGALIGHT offers a comprehensive O-BAND DWDM solution, encompassing 100G O-BAND DWDM optical transceivers and systems. Let’s delve into why GIGALIGHT’s O-BAND DWDM solution can be your ideal choice.

Zero-Dispersion Characteristics for Efficient Transmission

A notable feature of the O-band is its zero-dispersion characteristic. Dispersion, the phenomenon where optical signals of different wavelengths travel at different speeds, can degrade signal quality and limit transmission distance. However, the O-band’s zero-dispersion characteristic significantly mitigates this effect, enabling more stable and efficient signal transmission. This characteristic is crucial for enhancing transmission rates and extending transmission distances, particularly in high-bandwidth, low-latency applications such as 5G fronthaul and data centers.

Cost-Effective Advantage for Simplified System Architecture

Beyond its efficient transmission performance, the O-band also offers significant cost benefits. Since the O-band does not require additional dispersion compensation equipment, system architecture can be simplified, reducing complexity and overall costs. This represents a significant attraction for operators and equipment manufacturers seeking cost-effective solutions.

Efficient Transmission and Extended Reach

The O-band is suitable for mid-range transmissions, such as 5G fronthaul and data centers, with transmission distances up to 10 kilometers. With an external SOA (Semiconductor Optical Amplifier), single-span transmission can reach 30 kilometers.

GIGALIGHT 100G O-BAND DWDM Optical Transceiver

Offers 16 O-band DWDM wavelengths ranging from 1260 to 1360 nm.
100Gbps hot-pluggable QSFP module suitable for 100G Ethernet PAM4 modulation.
Duplex LC optical interface.
Single-mode fiber reach up to 10 km, extendable to 30 km with SOA.
Internal CDR circuits on both receiver and transmitter channels.
Digital diagnostic monitoring.
Low power consumption of <3.5W.
Operating temperature range from 0℃ to +70℃.
3.3V power supply voltage.
RoHS compliant (lead-free).

GIGALIGHT O-BAND DWDM Solution

With extensive experience and advanced technology, GIGALIGHT introduces the O-BAND DWDM solution tailored to meet transmission needs across various scenarios. The solution provides 16 O-band DWDM wavelengths ranging from 1260 to 1360 nanometers, offering users a diverse selection.

O-Band WDM Interconnection for Data Centers (Without SOA)

Key Application Highlights:

Up to 16x100G transmission capacity per fiber.
Low cost, requiring only passive MUX/DEMUX equipment and optical terminals.
Easy deployment with a transmission distance of approximately 10 km.

O-Band WDM Interconnection for Data Centers (With SOA)

Key Application Highlights:

Up to 16x100G transmission capacity per fiber.
Low cost, requiring only SOA, OLP devices, and optical transceivers.
Easy deployment with a transmission distance of approximately 30km.
Supports 1+1 fiber link protection.
Supports remote NMS management.

Metro Network O-Band WDM Solution

Key Application Highlights:

Up to 16x100G transmission capacity per fiber.
Low cost, eliminating the need for additional transponders or DCM modules.
Transmission distance of 30 km with easy maintenance.
Supports 1+1 fiber link protection.
Supports remote NMS management.

In data center applications, GIGALIGHT’s O-BAND DWDM solution demonstrates unique advantages. Without the need for an SOA, it achieves up to 16x100G transmission capacity per fiber using only passive MUX/DEMUX equipment and optical terminals. This solution is not only cost-effective but also easy to deploy, with a transmission distance of up to 10 km. For scenarios requiring longer transmission distances, the use of SOA extends the distance to 30 km and supports 1+1 fiber link protection, ensuring stable and reliable transmission.

Furthermore, GIGALIGHT’s O-BAND DWDM solution supports remote NMS management, facilitating real-time network monitoring and management, and reducing operational costs.

GIGALIGHT’s O-BAND DWDM solution has demonstrated strong competitiveness across multiple application scenarios. In data center interconnects, it provides a high-capacity, low-cost, and easy-to-deploy solution, meeting data centers’ demands for bandwidth and flexibility. In metro network construction, GIGALIGHT’s O-BAND DWDM solution, with its long-distance transmission capability, low cost, and ease of maintenance, has become an ideal choice for operators building efficient and reliable networks.

17Dec, 2024

GIGALIGHT introduces a relatively comprehensive range of 100G SFP112 SR1/LR1/ER1-30 with small form-factor

December 17, 2024, Shenzhen, China. – As a pioneer in open optical network components, GIGALIGHT proudly announces the launch of its industry-leading 100G PAM4 SFP112 optical transceiver series, specifically designed to meet the urgent demands of modern data centers and high-speed networks for high-performance, low-power consumption, and high-density solutions. This series of optical transceivers covers long-distance applications ranging from 100m to 30km, marking a significant advancement in 100G optical transceiver technology and heralding the direction of next-generation optical networks.

The GIGALIGHT 100G SFP112 series optical transceivers feature a compact and efficient design that simplifies the selection of dual-wavelength and four-wavelength optical transmission while significantly reducing space occupancy, power consumption, and overall costs. By combining advanced 7nm CMOS DSP technology with 53G Baud EML or VCSEL lasers, and leveraging PAM4 modulation technology as its core, it achieves high-speed transmission of 100G per channel. All products comply with IEEE 802.3ck standards and the 100G Lambda MSA specifications, ensuring broad compatibility and reliability. Additionally, this series of optical transceivers incorporates low-power DSPs, ensuring energy-efficient performance in high-density routers and switches.

Below are the specific features of each model, showcasing the comprehensive advantages of the GIGALIGHT 100G SFP112 series optical transceivers:

100G SFP112 SR1

COB packaging, integrating a 100G PAM4 850nm VCSEL and PIN receiver
Up to 100m on MMF OM4/OM5 with the HOST FEC
Dual LC/APC
Complies with the SFP112 MSA standard
Supports CMIS 4.0 protocol
Power consumption below 2.1W at 70℃

100G SFP112 LR1

Hermetically sealed packaging, integrating a 100G PAM4 1310nm EML and PIN receiver
Up to 10km on SMF with the HOST FEC
Dual LC/UPC
Complies with the SFP112 MSA standard
Supports CMIS 4.0 protocol
Power consumption below 3.5W at 70℃

100G SFP112 ER1-30

Hermetically sealed packaging, integrating a 100G PAM4 1310nm EML and APD receiver
Up to 30km on SMF with the HOST FEC
Dual LC/UPC
Complies with the SFP112 MSA standard
Supports CMIS 4.0 protocol
Power consumption below 3.5W at 70℃

With their exceptional performance, compact design, and efficient power management, the GIGALIGHT 100G SFP112 series optical transceivers have become the ideal choice for modern data center and high-speed network upgrades.

About GIGALIGHT

10Dec, 2024

Achieving Greatness from the Very Start – GIGALIGHT Unlocks Infinite Optical Network Bandwidth

With the continuous development and popularization of global 5G networks, the demand for high-speed data transmission is continually increasing, driving ongoing innovation in optical communication technologies. As a technology follower of 5G OPEN RAN (Open Radio Access Network), GIGALIGHT provides multiple optical transceivers that meet OPEN RAN standards for 5G small cell equipment vendors, including next-generation 5G fronthaul DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) optical transceivers and single-wavelength 100G series optical transceivers, to meet the growing demands of 5G networks and facilitate the construction of faster, more reliable communication networks.

Next-Generation 5G Fronthaul DWDM Optical Transceiver

25G SFP28 DWDM

The 25G DWDM series optical transceivers utilize an EML+PIN device solution with a power consumption of less than 1.5W. Transmission distances are available at 2km/10km, with options for ITU C-band 100GHz 44 channels.

50G SFP56 DWDM

Compared to 25G Optical transceivers, the 50G SFP56 DWDM doubles the rate to 50Gb/s within the same package size, saving 50% of ports and further enhancing the density and bandwidth of wireless fronthaul, aiding the smooth evolution of O-RAN and vRAN architecture systems into the next generation. The 50G DWDM series Optical transceivers employ an EML+PIN device solution with a power consumption of less than 3.1W. Equipped with DCM and EDFA, transmission distances can reach up to 80km.

Single-Wavelength 100G Series Optical Transceiver

GIGALIGHT focuses on developing small-form-factor SFP56/SFP56-DD/SFP112 optical transceivers for 5G fronthaul. These optical transceivers increase port density while delivering exceptional performance, meeting users’ needs across various working scenarios.

100G SFP56-DD LR1/ER1 Lite

The 100G SFP56-DD LR1 optical transceiver offers a maximum transmission distance of 20km, suitable for data centers, communication networks, and other scenarios. The 100G SFP56-DD ER1 Lite optical transceiver meets longer-distance data transmission requirements with a maximum transmission distance of 30km. Both Optical transceivers exhibit outstanding performance, with the LR1’s OMA sensitivity better than -10.93dB and the ER1 Lite’s OMA sensitivity exceeding -13.05dB, ensuring stable transmission of high-quality signals even in complex and variable optical signal environments. Furthermore, these two series of optical transceivers boast low power consumption, controlled below 3.5W, and a TDECQ average of only 2.6dB, demonstrating exceptional stability and reliability, providing users with efficient, smooth, and energy-saving data transmission experiences.

100G SFP112 LR1/ER1-30

This month, GIGALIGHT will also release new 100G SFP112 LR1/ER1-30 optical transceivers. The 100G SFP112 LR1 uses EML+PIN for 10km transmission, while the 100G SFP112 ER1-30 employs EML+APD for a transmission distance of 30km, with power consumption below 3.5W for both. The ultra-small form factor of SFP112 fulfills the 100G transmission requirements of 5G networks, enhancing density and efficiency.

With its 5G OPEN RAN optical transceiver series, GIGALIGHT has made a strong debut and not only demonstrated its profound expertise in the field of optical communications but also contributed significantly to the construction and development of global 5G networks. In the future, GIGALIGHT will continue to lead with technological innovation, pushing optical networks towards higher bandwidth, lower latency, and greater intelligence, joining hands with global clients to embark on a new chapter of unlimited bandwidth.