Default transmit power for 400zr optical transmitter

Abstract

An optical communication device includes an optical transmitter configured to transmit data over an optical link. The optical communication device also includes a memory having a configuration location of one or more bytes, and one or more registers storing a default transmit power value. The optical communication device also includes a controller configured to access the configuration location. In response to determining that no valid transmit power value is indicated by information stored in the configuration location, the controller accesses the one or more registers to read the default transmit power value, and sets a transmit power level of the optical transmitter to the default transmit power value.

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