Active optical cable performs at 10Gb/s using 50% less power

The AOC has been engineered with the latest flip-chip optical sub-component VCSEL technology, which operates at 850nm and is optimised for a low power consumption of approximately 250mW. This reduction in power simplifies heat management features and controls, lowering heat dissipation and system management costs and therefore system hardware operating costs.

Operating across a temperature range of 0 to 70°C, the device features a small diameter fibre optic raw cable with low smoke zero halogen jacketing, allowing for easy cable application and routing. Simple cable mating and unmating is also enabled by a easy-to-use pull tab mechanism. The AOC is available now, in lengths of 1-100m.

“The introduction of our low power SFP+ AOC helps to address the on-going heat management and heat dissipation challenges that both hardware system designers and data centre managers are constantly looking to minimise or eliminate,” said Roy Muscarella, Vice President and General Manager, HSIO Business Unit, FCI.