Active Optical Cables
Finisar® Active Optical Cables (AOC) accelerate storage, data, and high-performance computing connectivity. Our complete product line includes SFPwire® AOC for 10/25GbE; Quadwire® AOC for 40/100GbE, InfiniBand QDR/FDR/EDR, SAS3 and PCIe3; and C.wire® AOC for 100GbE and beyond. Each cable solution leverages II-VI's fiber optic technology for the transmission of data while reducing the weight, density and power consumption compared to traditional copper solutions.
Key Advantages
- Lowest weight for high port count architectures
- Small bend radius for easy installment
- Low power consumption enabling a greener data center
- Low cost solution for data centers and high performance computers
Several Finisar® Active Optical Cables feature the Connectivity Diagnostics® suite of tools, which helps data center technicians quickly and intuitively find specific modules in a sea of sockets using a visual indicator.