1.6Tbps DR8 LPO OSFP transceiver uses PIC with integrated lasers and OSPic processor

Centera Photonics has introduced a 1.6 Tbps DR8 LPO transceiver module in an OSFP form factor, built around NewPhotonics’ NewPhotonics NPG10203 1.6T LPO+ PIC with integrated lasers, modulators, and an OSPic optical signal processor.

The Centera 1.6 Tbps DR8 LPO OSFP transceiver integrates a laser-enabled photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and is designed around an ultra-low-power architecture aimed at scale-out data center interconnect, including hyperscaler and AI-driven deployments. The module uses NewPhotonics’ LPO+ PIC, which combines the lasers and modulators with OSPic optical signal processing in the same PIC.

LPO (linear pluggable optics) is being pursued in high-bandwidth scale-out networks because it targets lower power by shifting away from full DSP-based implementations. But interoperability and real-world link behavior still matter at 1.6T class speeds, especially as bandwidth density rises in leaf-spine fabrics. A 1.6 Tbps DR8 OSFP option is squarely aimed at those power and bandwidth tradeoffs operators are now forced to make in AI clusters.

“As AI workloads accelerate the demand for higher bandwidth and power efficient optical connectivity, our LPO pluggable will benchmark significant power savings and enable 1.6 Tbps hyperscaler expansion,” said Dr. KF Tsai, President of Centera Photonics.

NewPhotonics says its OSPic processes RF impairments in the optical domain as part of a “laser-integrated, compact solution,” and that the PIC is “application-optimized” for LPO+ modules. “Centera is accelerating the LPO transition from promise to production reality with our highly integrated, application-optimized LPO+ PIC that processes RF impairments in the optical domain in a laser-integrated, compact solution,” said Doron Tal, SVP & GM of Optical Connectivity at NewPhotonics.

More information is available from Centera Photonics and NewPhotonics.