High Tx Output Power 400G ZR QSFP-DD-DCO Transceiver

The emerging OIF 400ZR and Open ZR+ MSA coherent transceivers in QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors generally have low transmit output power (-10 dBm), making them incompatible with ROADM networks. Consequently, to bridge the gap between the switch or router and the ROADM, networks still require transponder or muxponder equipment that uses coherent line interfaces either based on the larger CFP2 pluggable form factor, or on discrete component implementations on line cards.