The 100G-DR-LPO specification by the LPO (Linear Pluggable Optics) MSA defines 100 Gb/s/lane 53. 125 GBd PAM4 optical interfaces, optical links using standard single-mode fiber with up to 500 m reach, and host-module electrical interfaces for hosts with DSP based SerDes and RS(544,514) FEC. According to the LPO MSA, an LPO solution offers power savings for optical interconnect by removing the digital signal processing (DSP) function from the pluggable optical module. OFC2025, San. Data Recovery (CDR) in the system. Some of the key proponents of LPO in the indust y are Macom, Semtech and Maxlinear. The idea is simple: instead of a DSP (digital signal processor) inside the module – replacing it with transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and a driver chip with high linearity and EQ capability – LPO shifts signal processing into.
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