Method and system for cassette based wavelength division multiplexing

1. A method for optical communication, the method comprising:

in an optical system comprising an aggregating cassette and N optical transceivers, where N is an integer greater than one, said aggregating cassette comprising N multiplexers coupled to the N optical transceivers via optical fibers:

generating, by each of said N optical transceivers, N modulated optical signals at wavelengths different from others of said N transceivers, wherein each optical signal is generated by a single laser for each wavelength and split into said N optical signals and modulated by modulators in said N optical transceivers;

communicating, using said optical fibers, said N modulated optical signals from each of said N optical transceivers to each of said N multiplexers; and

multiplexing, using said N multiplexers, N modulated optical signals at N different wavelengths to each of N optical fibers.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising communicating said multiplexed signals to one or more receiving demultiplexers using said N optical fibers.

3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising demultiplexing, using said N demultiplexers, said multiplexed signals into separate wavelength signals.

4. The method according to claim 3 , comprising communicating said separate wavelength signals to a corresponding receive optical system comprising one or more receive optical transceivers.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of optical transceivers comprises a laser source coupled to a silicon photonic die.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of optical transceivers comprises two laser sources coupled to a silicon photonics die.

7. The method according to claim 1 , comprising demultiplexing optical signals received from said N optical fibers.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said different wavelengths are centered around 1300 nm.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of optical transceivers are integrated on a plurality of silicon photonics die.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said each of said optical transceivers is integrated on a separate silicon photonics die.

11. A system for optical communication, the system comprising:

an optical system comprising an aggregating cassette and N optical transceivers, where N is an integer greater than one, said aggregating cassette comprising N multiplexers coupled to each of the N optical transceivers via optical fibers, said optical system being operable to:

generate, by each of said N optical transceivers, N modulated optical signals at wavelengths different from others of said N transceivers, wherein each optical signal is generated by a single laser for each wavelength and split into said N optical signals and modulated by modulators in said N optical transceivers;

communicate, using said optical fibers, said N modulated optical signals from each of said N optical transceivers to said N multiplexers; and

multiplex, using said N multiplexers, said N modulated optical signals at N different wavelengths to each of N optical fibers.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said optical system is operable to communicate said multiplexed signals to one or more receiving demultiplexers using said N optical fibers.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein said optical system is operable to demultiplex, using said N demultiplexers, said multiplexed signals into separate wavelength signals.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein said optical system is operable to communicate said separate wavelength signals to a corresponding receive optical system comprising one or more receive optical transceivers.

15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein each of said plurality of optical transceivers comprises a laser source coupled to a silicon photonic die.

16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein each of said plurality of optical transceivers comprises two laser sources coupled to a silicon photonics die.

17. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said optical system is operable to demultiplex optical signals received from said N optical fibers.

18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said different wavelengths are centered around 1300 nm.

19. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said plurality of optical transceivers are integrated on a plurality of silicon photonics die.

20. A system for optical communication, the system comprising:

an optical system comprising an aggregating cassette and N optical transceivers, where N is an integer greater than one, said aggregating cassette comprising N multiplexers coupled to each of the N optical transceivers via N optical fibers, said optical system being operable to:

generate, by each of said N optical transceivers, N modulated optical signals at wavelengths different from others of said N transceivers wherein each optical signal is generated by a single laser for each wavelength and split into said N optical signals and modulated by modulators in said N optical transceivers;

communicate, using said optical fibers, said N modulated optical signals from each of said N optical transceivers to said N multiplexers; and

multiplex, using said N multiplexers, said N modulated optical signals at N different wavelengths to each of N optical fibers.