Amphenol now offering 3M Active Optical Cable (AOC) assemblies for QSFP+ applications

摘要

Amphenol, the world's second largest interconnect manufacturer, formally announced the expansion of its high-speed 10-Gigabit and 40-Gigabit product portfolio to now include Active Optical Cable (AOC) assemblies from 3M. This powerful new optical QSFP/QSFP+ cable series, precision-engineered by 3M Interconnect Solutions, have been made available online through Amphenol's Cables on Demand (http://www.CablesOnDemand.com) division. Active Optical Cables for CX4 and QSFP/QSFP+ applications are the logical evolution to Amphenol's popular copper lineup of high-speed cable assemblies, according to Nick Blas, Product Marketing Manager for Amphenol Cables on Demand. "There are upwards of half-a-million Amphenol brand Passive Copper Cables deployed worldwide for CX4 and QSFP/QSFP+ applications," he said. Mr. Blas noted that despite the popularity and cost-effectiveness of using copper-based interconnect systems, there are distinct design limitations that must be considered.