POET Selected by Mentech to Supply Engines for 800G and 1.6T Optical Modules

POET announced that Mentech has selected POET’s transmit and receive optical engines for use in the development of 800G pluggable transceiver and has placed purchase orders for those engines. The sample orders by Mentech are for initial builds and engineering development.

“Our end users expect us to deliver great performing products that allow them to reach their business goals and grow their market share. A key to our progress is having outstanding vendors who can ensure that our entire eco-system remains innovative and cutting edge. Adding POET’s optical interposer platform technology helps us to expand our capabilities. The small form factor and flexibility of POET’s highly integrated optical engines allow us to smoothly transition our products to higher speeds when our customers are ready for us to do so,” said Dr. Qian Yinbo, Mentech’s Chief Technology Officer.

Mentech is one of the world’s largest suppliers of data communications and telecommunications components. Among its existing products are 200G to 800G optical modules that are part of networking infrastructure for data centers.

“Mentech is an industry leader that has achieved its success thanks to its talented and detail-oriented engineering team. POET has worked closely with Mentech to reach this pivotal stage in our relationship, and we look forward to seeing their 800G and 1.6T modules, powered by POET optical engines, out in the marketplace,” says Dr. Mo Jinyu, POET’s senior vice-president and general manager in Asia.

Optical module design efforts usually take six to nine months followed by end customer testing of an additional three to six months. Mentech is expecting an early launch of these new products incorporating POET’s optical engines.

Source: POET media announcement