QSFP+ AOC offer customers the flexibility of traditional optical modules

Siemon Interconnect Solutions 40 Gb/s Low Power Active Optical Cable assemblies offer a cost-effective, extended reach option for high-speed data center interconnects. These AOC assemblies incorporate integrated opto-electronics with four fiber optic transceivers per end, each operating at data rates from 1 to 10.5 Gb/s and supporting a reach up to 100 meters. The cable is available in a number of standard lengths up to 100 meters.QSFP+ AOC offer customers the flexibility of traditional optical modules by interfacing to systems via a standard QSFP+ MSA, SFF-8436 connector. The cable is electrically compliant with the SFP+ interface supporting InfiniBand, Ethernet, Fibre Channel and other applications. The QSFP+ AOC Monitor Price connector includes the Digital Diagnostic Monitoring Interface (DDMI).
Active Optical Cable (AOCs) extremely low power consumption of only 0.78W per cable end improves overall data center power consumption and thermal efficiency. Molex PSM4 AOC’s use single mode silicon photonics (SiPh) to enable transmitting up to 4km on single mode ribbon fiber. AOC pigtails (QSFP+ to MPO) allow for easy plug in to installed SM structured cabling, thus eliminating the need to pull the QSFP+ AOC through long distances.