Centera Photonics has introduced a 1.6 Tbps DR8 LPO transceiver module built around NewPhotonics’ NPG10203 1.6T LPO+ PIC, which integrates lasers, modulators, and an OSPic optical signal processor. The module is an OSFP form factor and targets scale-out data center interconnect requirements tied to hyperscaler and AI-driven deployments.

The Centera 1.6 Tbps DR8 LPO OSFP transceiver incorporates a laser-enabled photonic integrated circuit (PIC) from NewPhotonics and is described as using an “ultra-low-power architecture” optimized for interoperability and bandwidth demands in scale-out interconnect. Centera identifies the underlying silicon photonics approach as OE-IC photonic integration and positions the product for high-performance optical transceiver deployments in data centers.

LPO (linear pluggable optics) is one of the main approaches operators are evaluating to reduce power draw in high-speed optical links by simplifying or removing DSP functions in the module. But power isn’t the only variable that matters operationally: as link rates climb, signal integrity, interoperability, and manufacturability determine whether a transceiver is something you can qualify and deploy at volume without burning cycles on tuning and exceptions.

Centera President Dr. KF Tsai said, “As AI workloads accelerate the demand for higher bandwidth and power efficient optical connectivity, our LPO pluggable will benchmark significant power savings and enable 1.6Tbps hyperscaler expansion.” NewPhotonics SVP and GM of Optical Connectivity Doron Tal added that NewPhotonics’ LPO+ PIC “processes RF impairments in the optical domain in a laser-integrated, compact solution.”

Centera pointed customers to centera-photonics.com for more information on Centera products and the availability of NewPhotonics LPO+ based modules.

Source: Centera Photonics