Corning Introduces Industry's First Ultra-Low-Loss Small-Diameter Fiber for Long Distance Networks
Corning recently released a series of smaller diameter and higher density long-distance optical fiber and cable innovation products, including the world's first 200 micron diameter submarine and land telecommunications fiber.
These fiber and cable innovations are designed to help network operators stay ahead of networks with high bandwidth requirements based on 5G access, and meet the needs of high-performance applications such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence in hyperscale data centers. They are based on Corning's innovative fiber optic, fiber optic, and connectivity innovations, providing higher density connections for today's space-constrained environments by simplifying the installation process, expanding capacity and coverage.
These innovative products include:
Two of the first 200-micron long-distance optical fibers available on the market for cost-effective long-distance transmission. Among them, Corning SMF-28 ultra-low loss fiber is a G. 652 standard, ultra-low attenuation, future-oriented terrestrial long-distance network solution. Vascade EX2000 fiber is an ultra-low attenuation, large effective area fiber for subsea SDM systems. Compared with existing solutions, these two new small-diameter fibers can increase the capacity of each cable by 33% and lower the cost per bit.
Corning's RocketRibbon 200 ultra-high-density fiber optic cable is the latest addition to Corning's award-winning RocketRibbon fiber optic cable family. Using Corning's SMF-28 200-micron fiber, it can provide the same number of fiber cores as other RocketRibbon cables, but the cable diameter is reduced by 15%, which reduces material use and labor costs, and reduces the operator and data center interconnection network Deployment time. There are two types of RocketRibbon 200. The number of optical fibers configured is 1728 cores and 3456 cores.
Corning's new ultra-compact fiber array unit (FAU) enables higher density and performance for fiber-to-chip coupling. Utilizing Corning's bend-resistant small-clad (RCBI) fiber, the new series of FAUs is designed to help switch manufacturers address bandwidth and density bottlenecks in data center switches.
Dr. Bernhard Deutsch, vice president and general manager of Corning's fiber and cable, said, "We are pleased to introduce the latest small diameter fiber and cable to provide higher density network products for data center, access network and submarine network operators while maintaining Simple and reliable installation methods. These innovations benefit from our close collaboration with our customers and Corning's unique capabilities in fiber, cable and connectivity. "