12 x 2/7 Gbps Parallel Optical Transmitter/Receiver (PDF, 0.48 MB)
The JDSU parallel optical interconnect is a transmitter/receiver pair operating with 12 channels at 2.7 Gbps for an aggregate bandwidth of 32.4 Gbps. The parallel modules are another in JDSU’s family of products for optical backplane applications, where high-speed, high-density components are needed to handle increased bandwidth demand. The parallel optical interconnect is compatible with the SNAP12 multisource agreement, and features JDSU’s highly reliable 850 nm, oxide vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array with a standard FCI Meg-Array® connector interface. The module’s pluggable, connectorized design enables manufacturers to provision bandwidth on demand, upgrading cards in the field with the snap-on optics.
Highlights
- Expands bandwidth across equipment backplanes, meeting ultra-high capacity demand for faster central office switching
- FCI Meg-Array connector attachment enables “snap-on” optics that improve customers’ manufacturing yields, reduce inventory costs, and provide capability for system field upgrade to add bandwidth
- Thumb-sized modules typically consume only 2.2 watts of power per pair, lowering system power costs and increasing density
- System backplanes become “distance-independent,” seamlessly connecting equipment from 0 to 600 meters over OM3 fiber, 0 to 300 meters over OM2 fiber
- 2.7 Gbps data rates per channel, allowing customers to select the optimum model for their applications
- SNAP12 multisource agreement compatibility ensures reliable supply chain
Key Features
- Delivers bandwidth to key system bottlenecks
- Reduces inventory costs
- Enables field replacement
- Improves manufacturing yield
- Minimizes impact on system power budget
- Eases system design
- Enables multiple data channel fanout
- Multisource availability strengthens supply chain
Applications
- Optical backplane extension
- System interconnect
- Cross connect switching
- Network edge devices
- Access network equipment
- Mass storage systems
- Massively parallel OC-48, InfiniBand or Gigabit Ethernet extension
- High end CPU interconnect
- Rack-to-rack/Board-to-board interconnect
