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Pat Chou

Product Manager

Service Provider - Transceiver Modules Group

Since 2012, Pat Chou has been a Product Manager in Cisco’s Transceiver Modules Group, where he manages pluggable optic transceivers for use in data centers, campus networks, and service provider networks. Prior to joining Cisco he held positions in sales, marketing, and R&D at optical technology leaders Bell Laboratories (now Nokia), JDSU (now Lumentum), and optical technology startups AOptix, Phaethon, and AiDi. Pat received his PhD and Bachelor’s Degree from MIT, and a Master’s Degree from the University of Southern California, all in electrical engineering. He’s back in school again, sort of, studying improv and sketch comedy at The Groundlings and The Upright Citizens Brigade.

Articles

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New MSA Formed to Tackle 400GE Over Multi-Mode Fiber

2 min read

There’s a new standard in town, and it’s name is 400GE BiDi MSA.

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100G Adoption In Data Centers With QSFP BiDi Transceiver

1 min read

Dual-rate 40/100G QSFP BiDi is a big hit at Cisco Live 2018 in Orlando!

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Fiber Optics Part 2: Single-Mode Fiber vs. Multi-Mode-Fiber

3 min read

Everything you always wanted to know about fiber optic data communication but were afraid to ask. Part 2: SMF vs. MMF

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The 100G Lambda MSA Specifies Cost-Effective 100GE and 400GE Optical Modules

3 min read

Learn about the new MSA that enables low cost standardized 100G and 400G transceivers.

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PAM4 for 400G Optical Interfaces and Beyond (Part 1)

2 min read

This blog walks you through the basics of PAM4 modulation for current and next-generation optical transceivers.

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Cisco Optics On Display and Demonstrated at OFC 2018

1 min read

See optical innovations at OFC, like dual-rate BiDi, extended reach 25G optics for MMF, and a cool demo of the QSFP-DD transceiver form factor.

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40/100G BiDi Transceiver – Some Sequels Are Better Than The Original

2 min read

QSFP BiDi at either 40G or 100G offers easy migration paths for data center upgrades.

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40/100G QSFP BiDi Transceiver’s Backward Compatibility With 40G BiDi

1 min read

Incremental upgrades to data centers made easier with backward compatibility with 40G BiDi.

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Looks Like We’re Upgrading Again! Dual-Rate 40G/100G BiDi Transceiver

1 min read

First dual-rate 40G/100G ports. Now there’s a 40G/100G dual-rate pluggable optic!

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