Active Optical Cables
Finisar’s family of active optical cables accelerate data connectivity for storage, networking
and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. This product line includes C.wire
®
for
100GbE and InfiniBand 12xQDR/12xFDR/12xEDR; Quadwire
®
for 40/100GbE and InfiniBand
QDR/FDR/EDR; and SFPwire
®
for applications up to 25 Gb/s.
Each cable solution leverages Finisar’s fiber optic technology for the transmission of data while
reducing the weight, density and power consumption of traditional copper solutions. Key
advantages of active optical cables include low weight for high port count architectures; small
bend radius for easy installations; and low power consumption enabling a greener environment
thereby providing the lowest total cost solution for data centers.
C.wire Product Selection
12-Channel Parallel Active Optical Cables for
100GbE and InfiniBand 12xQDR/12xFDR
C.wire
®
is a family of 12-channel parallel active optical cables that
enables high-speed data connectivity for storage, networking, and
high-performance computing (HPC) applications. It supports up to
12x14 Gb/s bi-directionally over parallel multimode fiber (MMF) cable.
Based on Finisar’s vertically integrated VCSEL array technology and
designed with CXP-compliant high-density connectors, these cables
are compact, lightweight, and low power. C.wire is well suited for data
center reaches up to 300 meters for InfiniBand 12xQDR/12xFDR, 100G
Ethernet, PCIe, and other proprietary datacom and HPC applications.
C.wire is available in a point-to-point configuration using MSA
compliant CXP modules on each end, as well as a fanout configuration
with a CXP module on one end and three separate QSFP+ modules at
the other end.
Part No: FCBRD10CD1Cxx
12x10 Gb/s CXP-CXP active optical cable, round, riser-rated
Part No: FCBND10CD1Cxx
12x10 Gb/s CXP-CXP active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBR3Q02CxxC1
12x10Gb/s CXP-3xQSFP+ fanout active optical cable, round/flat, riser-rated
Part No: FCBN3Q02CxxC1
12x10Gb/s CXP-3xQSFP+ fanout active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBRD12CD1Cxx
12x12.5 Gb/s CXP-CXP active optical cable, round, riser-rated
Part No: FCBND12CD1Cxx
12x12.5 Gb/s CXP-CXP active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBRD14CD1Cxx
12x14 Gb/s CXP-CXP active optical cable, round, riser-rated
Part No: FCBND14CD1Cxx
12x14 Gb/s CXP-CXP active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
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3 meter cable
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5 meter cable
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10 meter cable
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20 meter cable
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30 meter cable
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50 meter cable
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100 meter cable
Quadwire Product Selection
4-Channel Parallel Active Optical Cable
for InfiniBand QDR/FDR/EDR, Ethernet
40 and 100 GbE, Fibre Channel, SAS 2/3,
and PCIe 2/3
Quadwire
®
is a family of 4-channel parallel active optical cables that
facilitates high-speed data connectivity for storage, networking, and
high-performance computing (HPC) applications. It supports up to
4x25Gb/s bi-directional connectivity using parallel multimode fiber
(MMF) cables. Based on Finisar’s vertically integrated VCSEL array
technology, these cables are compact, lightweight, and low power.
Quadwire is ideally suited for data center reaches up to 100 meters
for InfiniBand QDR/FDR/EDR, 40/100G Ethernet, SAS, PCIe, and
other datacom and HPC applications. Quadwire is available in a
point-to-point configuration using MSA compliant QSFP+ modules on
each end, as well as a fanout configuration with a QSFP+ module on
one end and four separate SFP+ modules at the other ends.
Part No: FCBG410QB1Cxx
4x10Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, LSZH, flat ribbon, riser-rated
Part No: FCBN410QB1Cxx
4x10Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBR410QB1Cxx
4x10Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, LSZH, round, riser-rated
Part No: FCBN510QE2Cxx
4x10Gb/s QSFP-4xSFP+ fanout active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBG414QB1Cxx
4x14Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, LSZH, flat ribbon, riser-rated
Part No: FCBR414QB1Cxx
4x14Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, LSZH, round, riser-rated
Part No: FCBN414QB1Cxx
4x14Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBN425QB1Cxx (InfiniBand)
Part No: FCBN425QE1Cxx (Ethernet)
4x25Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
Part No: FCBR425QB1Cxx (InfiniBand)
Part No: FCBR425QE1Cxx (Ethernet)
4x25Gb/s QSFP-QSFP active optical cable, LSZH, round, riser-rated
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3 meter cable
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5 meter cable
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10 meter cable
15 meter cable
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20 meter cable
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30 meter cable
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50 meter cable
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100 meter cable
Part No: FCBN510QE2Cxx
4x10Gb/s QSFP-4xSFP+ fanout active optical cable, round, plenum-rated
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1 meter cable
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3 meter cable
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5 meter cable
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10 meter cable
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15 meter cable
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20 meter cable
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30 meter cable
SFP+ Active Optical Cables
for 10G and 25G Ethernet
Finisar’s SFPwire is a family of Active Optical Cables (AOCs) for high-
speed data links between SFP+ ports. SFPwire AOC’s are ideally
suited for inter-rack and intra-rack connections within a data center
environment. Based on Finisar’s vertically integrated VCSEL array
technology and designed with SFP+ SFI-limiting module ends, SFPwire
AOC’s are lighter and more flexible than comparable copper SFP+
direct attach cables (DACs).
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SFPwire Product Selection
Part No: FCBG110SD1Cxx and FCBG125SD1Cxx
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0.5 meter cable
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5 meter cable
7 meter cable
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15 meter cable
20 meter cable
30 meter cable