The new QuatroScale solutions are based on silicon photonics CMOS technology, achieving the longest distances and lowest bit error rate (BER), along with the highest reliability of any 28 Gbps product on the market. The 100 Gbps QuatroScale zQSFP+ active optical cables (AOCs) and integrated modular solutions operate at low power consumption of 1.5 W per 100 Gbps, yet can span distances of up to 4 km. These energy-efficient QuatroScale AOCs achieve a BER of 1e-18 and over three billion cumulative operating hours without internal module failure. The compact QuatroScale zCD™ AOCs feature 16 bidirectional channels operating at 28 Gbps, with scalable data rates across a bandwidth of up to 400 Gbps.
As a low-cost installed solution, the QuatroScale portfolio is particularly well-suited to meet the demands of the distributed data center high-performance computing (HPC) market. Molex plans to begin offering samples of the following products based on its innovative silicon photonic platform starting in summer 2014:
• 100 Gbps QSFP28 active optical cables
• 200 Gbps mid-board optical modules (available in single-port or dual-port 200 Gbps products)
• 400 Gbps CDFP MSA active optical cables
