Demonstration of a small-form-factor WWDM transceiver module for 10-Gb/s local area networks

Author

Buckman, L.A. ; Lemoff, B.E. ; Schmit, A.J. ; Tella, R.P. ; Gong, W.

Author_Institution

Agilent Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA

Volume

14

Issue

5

fYear

2002

fDate

5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

702

Lastpage

704

Abstract

We demonstrate for the first time all key components for a small-form-factor (SFF) wide-wavelength-division-multiplexed (WWDM) transceiver module with four channels operating at a data rate of 3.125 GBd/channel giving an aggregate rate of 12.5 GBd. The key components that enable a SFF package include a compact injection-molded plastic demultiplexer and a compact transmitter optical subassembly. We report link results showing successful operation of these key components with transmission over 300 m of 62.5-μm core multimode fiber (MMF) and 10.5 km of single-mode fiber (SMF). These technologies enable highly-integrated WWDM 10-Gb Ethernet transceiver modules that support both MMF and SMF.

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; local area networks; moulding; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical transmitters; plastic packaging; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 10.5 km; 300 m; 62.5 micron; LAN interconnection; MMF; SFF package; SMF; WWDM Ethernet transceiver modules; channel data rate; compact injection-molded plastic demultiplexer; compact transmitter optical subassembly; local area networks; multimode fiber; optical communication; optical interconnections; single-mode fiber; small-form-factor WWDM transceiver module; wide-wavelength-division-multiplexed transceiver module; Aggregates; Costs; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; Packaging; Plastics; Prototypes; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.998731

Filename

998731