Opto Speed ships 43-Gbit/sec receivers for line interface, client interface, and VSR applications
Opto Speed, developer and manufacturer of value-added optoelectronic modules for communications, test and measurement, medical, and defence markets, today announced the expansion of its 40-Gbit/sec optical receiver front end module portfolio for line-interface, client-interface, and very short reach (VSR) applications (< 2 km).
"This suite of unique receivers puts us in a position to play a major role in the 40-Gbit/sec markets as we address the most promising VSR and network interface applications with our state-of-the-art modules," contends Dr. Dieter Huber, product line manager of optical front-ends.
The differential receiver modules are designed in compliance with the multi-source agreement announced in March 2002 by Fujitsu and JDS Uniphase. They comprise in a small footprint package a PIN detector, a post amplifier, and a limiting amplifier with differential outputs, all monolithically integrated on a single InP chip. The monolithic integration allows a large differential output signal of 800-V/W, which can directly be fed into a DEMUX/CDR. Additional electronic post amplifiers can therefore be omitted.
The RX40D0-130 is designed for very short reach (< 2 km) transponder applications in central offices. The RX400D0-230 is optimised for line-interface applications, where the signals are optically preamplified. And for client-interfaces of transport systems, the RX40D0-530 with a conversion gain of 800 V/W has been developed. Sampling has already begun and larger volume will be available in the beginning of 2003.
For more information about Opto Speed (Ruschlikon, Switzerland), visit the company's Web site at www.optospeed.com.