Optical Transceivers such as QSFP28, QSFP-DD, and OSFP enable switches and routers to convert electrical signals into optical signals, which can travel through DWDM or OTN fibers with minimal signal loss. A long distance transceiver is an optical module designed to transmit Ethernet or data center traffic over extended single-mode fiber (SMF) links, typically ranging from 10 km to 120 km without intermediate regeneration. 500 km), which is the main artery of the optical backbone network in Japan. In this experiment, we applied a newly developed wavelength band. Low Power DSP-based Transceivers for Data Center Optical Fiber Communications This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4. For more information, see https://creativecommons. 0/ This article has been accepted for publication in a future issue of this. We have developed “PureAdvance,” a low-loss and low-nonlinearity pure silica core fiber complying with ITU-T G. This will help network engineers, IT professionals or others build requisite understanding for critical devices and adapt to changes on our communication. Abstract—In this tutorial, we discuss the evolution of the tech-nology deployed for optical interconnects and the trade-offs in the design of low complexity, low power DSP and implementation for direct detect and coherent, pluggable optical modules for data center applications.