Comparison between AOC (Active Optical Cables) and Optical Transceivers
Active optical cable, as the main transmission medium for high-performance computing and data centers in the era of big data, has the advantages of high bandwidth, anti-electromagnetic interference, long transmission distance, low power consumption, small cable size, convenient use, and intensive wiring use in computer rooms. The function and application of the optical transceiver seems to be the same as that of AOC. Next, let's make a comparison between AOC (active optical cable) and the optical transceiver to see their advantages. 1. Compared with optical transceiver, AOC active optical cables have non-exposed optical interfaces, so users do not need to worry whether the optical interfaces are clean or contaminated. The stability and reliability of AOC system are greatly improved, and the maintenance cost of the computer room is reduced. 2. Compared with the optical transceiver, there is no cleanliness problem of the connector when the AOC fails. Moreover, there is no need fo...