Coherent Corp. announced general availability of the industry’s first 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO featuring 0dBm optical output power, designed for metro and regional ROADM-based line systems. Coherent remains the only vendor of a dedicated 100ZR DSP and has now coupled it with a 0db optical front end. This makes it ideal for IP-over-DWDM deployments and eliminates the need for costly muxponders and transponders.
The pluggable 100G coherent market is growing rapidly as access and enterprise networks transition from 10G DWDM, and Coherent remains the only QSFP28 solution available. The addition of a high-power option, which enables operation over existing ROADM networks, expands the 100ZR market deeper into metro applications.
Scott Wilkinson, Lead Analyst, Optical Components