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Protocol-Transparent, Universal Optical Front-End for 10 Gb/s Network Interface Cards

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-03ER83585
Agency Tracking Number: 72905S03-I
Amount: $99,600.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2003
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
13401 Valley Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jesse Wen
 (301) 237-6569
 jessewen@acadiaoptronics.com
Business Contact
 Jesse Wen
Phone: (301) 237-6569
Email: jessewen@acadiaoptronics.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

72905S03-I High speed networks will be required to deliver the large data volumes associated with DOE science experiments. Deployment scenarios for 10 Gb/s enterprise and access networks will require optical interfaces capable of spanning distances from 100 m to 10 km. Presently available 10 Gb/s optical front-ends are not generally applicable because they are either lacking in capability or are too large, power hungry, and costly. This project will develop a new optical front-end/transceiver based on combining single-mode, vertical-cavity-surface-emitting-laser (VCSEL) transmitter technology with a payload-agnostic electrical interface. This optical front-end is expected to provide the optimum solution for any transport protocol over the entire range from 100 m to 10 km. In Phase I, a laboratory bench-top prototype of the optical interface will be constructed. Robust transmission of 10 Gb/s signals through up to 10 km of standard optical fiber will be demonstrated. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by awardee: The optical front-end should offer a low-cost, superior performance solution applicable to practically all 10 Gb/s enterprise and access applications, including computing clusters, storage networks, servers, and advanced workstations.

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