Alcatel-Lucent intros faster optic technology

Alcatel-Lucent has launched Photonic Service Engine (PSE), a chip for fiber optic networks, offering double the capacity, and four times the speed of prevailing networks.

The (PSE) supports 400 gigabit per second (400G) data transmission speeds on optical networks, and is expected to bring substantial improvements to 100G coherent optical networks, which are being deployed by operators today.

It also lays the base for the smooth migration to 400G networks in near future. The 400G PSE chip can be deployed in a broad range of network configurations - from metro, to regional, to ultra-long haul.

It enables more than 23 Terabits of traffic to be transmitted along a single optical fiber and further enhances performance by more than 50 percent, while reducing power consumed per gigabit by a third.

''The introduction of the Alcatel-Lucent400G Photonic Service Engine is the latest example of how we are continuing to develop leading technology and leverage innovations from Bell Labs to redefine 'state-of-the-art' in optical networking and keep our customers ahead of the game,'' said James Watt, president, optics division, Alcatel-Lucent.