The lasers are essentially part of the silicon wafer, eliminating the need for a separate optical module, as in Light-Peak.

It consists of 192 optical modules (OMs).

Inclusion of various optical modules also makes this simulation package attractive for applications involving photosensitive or light emitting devices.

Holes 60 cm in diameter were drilled with pressurized hot water that strings with optical modules were deployed in before the water refroze.

It consists of 12 strings, each carrying 25 "storeys" eqipped with three optical modules, an electronic container, and calibration devices down to a maximum depth of 2475 m.

It currently consists of 5160 digital optical modules installed on 86 strings at depths of 1450 to 2550 m in the Antarctic ice.

As a result, difference in transponder functionality also might influence the functional description of related optical modules like transceivers and muxponders.

These have the optical electronics already connected eliminating the connectors between the cable and the optical module.

This light can then be detected by photomultiplier tubes within the digital optical modules making up IceCube.

They claim the same cost competitiveness, enabling optical module and -cable applications such as Thunderbolt implementation, though now also single channel optical links up to 14 Gbit/s.