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Buying Optical Data Transmission Systems

Top-level product categories: icon applications, icon telecom

More specific product categories: free-space optical communication systems, optical fiber communication systems and devices, quantum cryptography systems

Optical data transmission systems enable data transfer at enormous bit rates. They typically use optical fibers but also include free-space systems for building-to-building communication.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

As the most professional photonics purchasing portal, RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers (not limited to our advertisers), but also to make good purchasing decisions.

NEW: Structured Decision Process

Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.

Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.

1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

optical data transmission optical fiber communications fiber-optic links fiber to the home quantum cryptography free-space optical communications

If you need personal help, contact RP Photonics to get technical consultancy.

I feel that I sufficiently understand the technical background.

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying optical data transmission systems. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

I think that I am sufficiently informed about our requirements.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

I consider the above list of specifications to be sufficiently complete, clear and accurate.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

Insert these criteria when creating inquiry mails to suppliers with the buttons "Get quotation".

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

Below, you can find our list of suppliers for optical data transmission systems. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

Selected suppliers:

(none so far)

Decision

The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Additional Resources

Suppliers for Optical Data Transmission Systems

76 suppliers for optical data transmission systems are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 2 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

Suppliers with Advertising Package presenting their product descriptions
Test. Measure. Solve. Quantifi Photonics Limited 12–14 Parkway Drive Auckland 0632 New Zealand Profile page Website See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 5523)!	Quantifi Photonics' high-performing and flexible Optical Modulation Analyzer system supports single and dual polarization PSK and QAM formats, visual signal analysis using constellation and eye diagrams and performance parameter measurement including EVM, BER, Bias errors and more. Designed for coherent DSP development and transmission testing and to characterize 400ZR and 800ZR signals up to 140 GBaud. Product-specific web page
Thorlabs 43 Sparta Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 United States Profile page Website See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 1551)!	Thorlabs manufactures a wide range of optical data transmission solutions, including calibrated electrical-to-optical converters with bandwidths up to 110 GHz, optical amplifiers for C-, L-, and even O-band applications, and a range of transmitters, receivers, and modulators. Product-specific web page
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Test. Measure. Solve.

Quantifi Photonics Limited
12–14 Parkway Drive
Auckland 0632
New Zealand

Profile page Website

See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 5523)!

Quantifi Photonics' high-performing and flexible Optical Modulation Analyzer system supports single and dual polarization PSK and QAM formats, visual signal analysis using constellation and eye diagrams and performance parameter measurement including EVM, BER, Bias errors and more. Designed for coherent DSP development and transmission testing and to characterize 400ZR and 800ZR signals up to 140 GBaud.

Product-specific web page

Thorlabs
43 Sparta Avenue
Newton, NJ 07860
United States

Profile page Website

See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 1551)!

Thorlabs manufactures a wide range of optical data transmission solutions, including calibrated electrical-to-optical converters with bandwidths up to 110 GHz, optical amplifiers for C-, L-, and even O-band applications, and a range of transmitters, receivers, and modulators.