Digital Opticsfor Optical Communications

Avago Technologies meets the market’s demands for faster, more efficient communication, by creating digital optic solutions for fiber optic networking applications. As this market grows, so does the requirement for greater network bandwidth. To satisfy this demand, technologies need to deliver greater performance with reduced form factors and lower operating costs.

Parallel Optics for High-Speed Networks

The demand for higher data rates is driving data centers worldwide to upgrade their optical networks, pushing the industry to adopt 40 and 100 Gb/s Ethernet speeds. The short reach standard for this market is based on parallel optic interconnects.

Avago parallel optical solutions use patented lens technology to increase bandwidth, minimize back reflection, and provide in-line source monitoring. In-line source monitoring technology is built into the lens array to ensure reliable performance—a necessary feature for such high data rates. This sophisticated monitoring technology examines each network channel in real-time to determine changes in performance by tapping off a small part of each laser signal and delivering it to a detector to monitor power levels. The detectors then provide the information necessary to adjust drive currents for optimal performance.

These parallel optical solutions include 1x12 Transmitters, 1x12 Receivers, 4+4 Transceivers (for QSFP+ and QSFP28 applications), and 12+12 Transceivers (for CXP applications). All can be outfitted with the monitoring lens technology.

Avago parallel optical lens solutions provide a consistent, precise and environmentally stable medium for seamless high-speed data communications, enabled by the use of glass substrates. The glass substrate remains stable over a wide range of thermal, chemical and mechanical conditions, making it superior to plastic injection-molded lenses, which can degrade or distort in high-temperature conditions. The lenses are made from glass, making them compatible with high temperature reflow processes.

Specifications

Transmitter 1x12 with Monitor (Example)

Key Performance Characteristics

Dimensions 3.2 x 1.2 x 1.0 mm

Lens Pitch 250 μm

Wavelengths 825 nm to 865 nm

Attenuation (Examples) 0.5 mm to 125.0 mm

Back Reflection -2.5 dB; -3.7 dB; -4.6 dB

Optical Cross Talk -42 dB

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