OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS

Picolight offers a family 1-10 Gbps serial transceivers and 15-40 Gbps parallel optics modules based on proprietary 850nm and 1310nm VCSEL technology. Typically used to link network elements over distances ranging from a few meters to as much as 80 kilometers, Picolight products consume low power, produce low EMI and offer monitoring capabilities via embedded digital diagnostics. As an experienced VCSEL pioneer, Picolight’s transceivers offer industry-leading quality, innovative packaging, highest reliability and excellent performance at all data rates. Picolight transceivers are market proven with several million devices already deployed in optical systems powering enterprise LAN/SAN and service provider networks worldwide.
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Key Features of Serial Transceivers

1-2G Ethernet and Fibre Channel Transceivers

Picolight’s Ethernet and Fibre Channel transceivers are deployed in optical systems powering high-speed carrier and enterprise networks in various applications including metro access, enterprise LAN, enterprise backbone and data centers. Key features of 1-2G Ethernet transceivers include:

1-2G SFP

Highly reliable, high performance
Compliant with 1000BASE-SX, IEEE 802.3 and 200/100-M5/M6/-SN-I
Lead-free and RoHS-compliant available
Small form factor hot pluggable
Digital Diagnostics; SFF-8472 rev 9.5 compliant
Compliant with SFP MSA specifications
Single +3.3 V power supply
±10% power supply tolerance
Bit error rate < 1x10-12
-40°C to 85°C operating temperature range
Low nominal power consumption (< 400 mW)
OC Transmit disable, loss of signal and transmitter fault functions
CDRH and IEC 60825-1 Class 1 laser eye safe
FCC Class B compliant
ESD Class 2 per MIL-STD 883
All-metal housing for superior EMI performance
Up to 550m on 500MHz-Km MMF for 850nm

1-4G Fibre Channel Transceivers

Picolight’s Fibre Channel transceivers are used by leading host bus adapter, storage switch and other storage equipment vendors for multimode and single mode fiber interconnections. The products are available in 1/2/4G small form factor pluggable (SFP) packages. Key features of 1-4G Fibre Channel transceivers include:

1-4G 850nm Fibre Channel

1-4G 1310nm Fibre Channel

Highly reliable, high-performance
Picolight’s 850nm and 1310nm oxide confined vertical cavity lasers
Lead-free and RoHS-compliant Compliant to RoHS; EU Directive 2003/95/EC
Compliant with SFP MSA specifications
Low nominal power consumption (< 400 mW)
Single +3.3 V power supply
Bit error rate < 1x10-12
±10% extended operating voltage range available
-20°C to 85°C operating temperature range available
OC Transmit disable, loss of signal and transmitter fault functions
CDRH and IEC 60825-1 Class 1 laser eye safe
FCC Class B compliant
ESD Class 2 per MIL-STD 883
UL-94 V-0 certified
Internal AC coupling on both transmit and receive data signals
Digital Diagnostics available; SFF-8472 rev 9.5 compliant
Rate select and non-rate select options available
All-metal housing for superior EMI performance
Compliant with Fiber Channel 400/200/100-M5/M6-SN-I
Up to 10 kilometer reach

10 Gbps Ethernet Transceivers

Picolight currently offers XENPAK and XFP transceiver form factors for 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The products feature Picolight's proprietary high performance 850nm VCSELs with a reach from a few meters to several hundred meters over multi-mode fiber. Key features of 10G Ethernet transceivers include:

XENPAK

XFP

Highly reliable, high-performance
Compliant with 10BASE-S, IEEE 802.3ae
Picolight’s high reliable proprietary 850nm oxide VCSEL
Low power consumption (< 4W for XENPAK) and (< 2.0 W max for XFP.)
Center-pull bail mechanism for consistent installation and removal (XFP only)
0°C To 70°C case temperature operating range
Bit error rate < 1x10-12
IEC 60825-1 Class 1 laser eye safe
FCC Class B compliant
ESD Class 2 per MIL-STD 883 Method 3015

XENPAK

Mechanical design features compliant with XENPAK MSA v3.0
PCI-compliant low profile module
10.3125 Gbps serial optical interface
SC receptacled optical connector
Integrated MUX/DEMUX and deskew functionality
XAUI compatible electrical interface, 4 channels operating at 3.125 Gbps
70 pin connector
300 meter minimum range over 2000 MHz-km, 50/125μm multimode fiber
82 meter minimum range over 500 MHz-km 50/125μm multimode fiber
Transmit disable and signal detect functions via management interface
MDC/MDIO compatible management interface
Data and clock recovery

XFP

Mechanical design features compliant with XFP MSA v 3.1
9.95 Gbps to 10.75 Gbps serial optical and electrical interface
LC receptacled optical connector
Durable plastic bail delatch mechanism
30 pin XFP compatible connector
System and line-side loopback modes
Loss of Signal (RX_LOS) Indicator
Transmitter Disable (TX_DIS) pin
Power Down (P_Down) pin
Module De-select, Module Absent, and Module Not Ready pins
XFI compatible electrical interface, 1 differential channel operating at up to 10.75 Gbps
I2C interface with XFP-compliant diagnostic functions
5V, 3.3V, and 1.8V power supplies

Key Features of Parallel Optics Modules

15-40G Parallel Optics Modules

Picolight parallel optics modules enable very short reach line card to line card, module to module or shelf to shelf connectivity for high-end routers, optical and storage switches deployed in high performance metro computing and switch environments. These modules are compliant to the SNAP12 MSA which was formed around Picolight's 100 pin BGA connectorized parallel optical modules and is adopted by the leading systems OEMs for chassis intra-connect. Picolight SNAP 12 modules transmit or receive data through an array of 12 lasers or 12 detectors aligned in an MTP/MPO connector. The module pairs are connected through widely available 12-element fiber ribbon cable. These parallel modules transport a large amount of bandwidth on low power and EMI budgets. Key features of Picolight’s SNAP 12 parallel optics modules include:

Parallel Optics SNAP 12

Highly reliable, high-performance based on Picolight’s proprietary 850nm oxide VSCEL arrays
Deliver the highest bandwidth in the least space, with lowest power consumption and EMI
Up to 3.3 Gbps per channel with total data rates 39.6 Gbps
FCI Meg-Array connector interface
Low power consumption (approx. 2 watts per module pair)
12 asynchronous independent electrical/optical data channels
Bit Error Rate < 1x10-12 without FEC
Supports 50/125 µm and 62.5/ 125 µm multimode fiber
Industry standard MTP optical interface
BGA connector compatible with industry standard wave solder and aqueous wash processes
IEC 60825-1 Amendment 2 (2001-01) Class 1M laser eye safe
0°C to 80°C operating range
Single +3.3 V power supply