Breaking data transmission barriers: Innovations in data center interconnects

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-06-transmission-barriers-center-interconnects.html

"communication between components within and across data centers... high-resolution digital-to-analog converters... look-up-table-based nonlinear predistortion technique with digital resolution enhancement reducing resolution demand... transmission >124 GBd PAM-4/6 and 112 GBd PAM-8 over 2 km  standard single-mode fiber using 3/3.5/4-bit digital-to-analog converters... supporting next generation ethernet links up to 800-GbE, potentially 1.6-TbE... highest data rates, lowest-cost digital-to-analog interconnects"