CBO, known for the production of optical transceiver modules, yesterday announced that the existing BlueOptics product portfolio will be expanded with a passive optical fiber product line.

At the beginning a fiber optic patch cord series with common connections for optical signal and data transmission, such as LC, SC, ST, FC and E2000© with various polish types (PC, UPC and APC) were introduced. BlueOptics fiber optic patch cords are now available in different lengths from 0.5 up to 50 meters with various connector combinations. BlueOptics fiber optic patch cords are optimized for multi-mode (OM3, OM4) and single-mode (G.652.D) transmissions in the three optical windows.

The company CBO, announced today to have started the mass production of high-speed network solutions. This concerns transceiver modules for communications via fiber, which are issued under the brand BlueOptics. Thereby CBO provides transceiver modules for high-end network systems in all known form factors. All transceivers are manufactured exclusively with components from known manufacturer brands from America or Japan, such as Analog Devices, Mitsubishi Electric and CyOptics. The first deliveries are scheduled for the second quarter of this year.

In addition to current transceiver variants as SFP, SFP+ and XFP, for up to 10.3125 Gb/s transfer rates, the BlueOptics product range also includes well-known optical modules such as GBIC, X2 and XENPAK. All transceivers come in various multi-mode and single-mode versions (e.g. duplex, Bidi, CWDM, DWDM) and are designed for distances of up to 160 kilometers, depending on the form factor.