Compound semiconductor-based components provider EMCORE Corporation said that its plans to release a new full-band tunable XFP product line.

The EMCORE tunable XFP (TXFP) product line is capable of replacing fixed-wavelength dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) XFPs as well as high-performance tunable 300-pin multi-source agreed (MSA) transponders.

Empowered by EMCORE's field proven tunable External Cavity Laser (ECL) technology, the TXFP provides excellent optical performance while tuning across more than 90 channels on the 50GHz ITU grid.

The TXFP can be optimized for low power consumption to comply with existing XFP designs or for high optical performance to meet the requirements of existing 300-pin designs.

The company said that it is conducting private demonstrations of the new TXFP product line at the OFC/NFOEC Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California on March 24 – March 26, 2009. It plans to begin early sampling to lead customers within the first half of 2009.