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Avago's latest optical engine targets active optical cables
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 9:16AM
Avago Technologies has unveiled its first family of active optical cables for use in the data centre and for high performance computing.
The company has developed an optical module for use in the active optical cables (AOCs). Known as the Atlas 75x, the optical engine reduces the power consumption and cost of the AOC to better compete with direct-attach copper cables.
“Some 99 percent of [active optical cable] applications are 20m or less”
Sharon Hall, Avago