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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

New Tunable DWDM 10Gb Transceiver For Extended Reach On All SFP+ Ports

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All 10G SFP+ ports now have access to tunable DWDM transceivers, thanks to this new product.

Optics Around the World… of Solutions at Cisco Live 2019

2 min read

Join Cisco Optics at the SP Power Session, where we will discuss how Cisco is prepared to guide service providers through network transformation -- driven by architectural shifts, 5G, and automation.

Video: QSFP-DD Optics Thermal Demo and Why This Is Important For 400G Data Center Interconnects

1 min read

What's the connection between thermal dissipation and data center interconnect? Find out here!

Video: What’s So Special About Cisco Optics?

1 min read

Next time someone claims that all optics are the same, point them here.

Video: Cisco’s 40G QSFP+ CSR Transceiver Matches 10G SR Reach Over Duplex MMF Optical Links

1 min read

Paymon Mogharabi explains the benefits of Cisco's new 40G "CSR" extended reach transceiver.

Video: New 25G Transceivers Are Taking Off

1 min read

In this video interview, Craig Pasek explains the latest and greatest in 25G transceivers.

Announcing the Availability of the Dual-Rate 10/25G Long Reach Transceiver Module

1 min read

We're excited to release a new addition to our portfolio of dual-rate pluggable transceivers: The 10/25G LR (Long Reach) SFP28 transceiver module, also known as SFP-10/25G-LR-S.

Video: Cisco Silicon Photonics for Single-Wavelength 100G

1 min read

On-camera interview about Cisco's single-wavelength 100G PAM4 technology demo at OFC 2019.

25G Transceiver FAQ

3 min read

Craig Pasek answers frequently asked questions about 25G transceivers.