TriQuint and Picosecond Pulse Labs demonstrate 43 Gbit/s modulator driver module
Offering performance previously unavailable, this new modulator driver delivers very high quality, clean 43 Gbit/s eye diagrams with low jitter and 7V typical amplitude. The module provides a high degree of flexibility to system designers by including features such as crossing point control, output level control, output level detection, and internal temperature compensation. Picosecond will be demonstrating the driver module in its booth at the 2002 Optical Fiber Conference held March 17-22 in Anaheim, California. The product will begin sample shipments in March 2002.
"The collaboration with TriQuint has enabled Picosecond to achieve a unique technology leadership position of high output power and broad bandwidth with the OC-786/STM-256 lithium niobate driver module. Several lead customers have stated the performance of the driver, an advanced development product, is the best demonstrated to date. Picosecond intends to continue collaborating with these lead customers while finalizing the product s development, commented Picosecond Chief Engineer Martin Van Pelt.
"Picosecond is accessing our 43 Gbit/s optical networking MMIC chip set as an advanced development partner of TriQuint. Picosecond has designed a module product that fully captures the high performance capability of these leading edge MMIC devices. I am extremely pleased that they have been able to obtain these world-class results with our MMICs, stated Mike Sanna, TriQuint Director of Broadband Business.
Typical 43 Gbit/s measured data:
* SONET/SDH compatible with data rates through 43 Gbit/s Non-Return-to-Zero (NRZ)
* 7-volts eye amplitude (Vamp) output drive
* 6dB output amplitude adjustment range
* Jitter of 1.5 picoseconds RMS with a measured input of 1.1 picoseconds RMS
Picosecond Pulse Labs, Inc., a privately held corporation located in Boulder, CO, is a leading designer and manufacturer of components and test and measurement equipment for high-speed communications systems. Founded in 1980 by Dr James Andrews as a spin-off from the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), Picosecond has a 20-year legacy of innovation in metrology and ultra-broadband design. The company s components, which are integrated into fiber optic transmission equipment, are purchased by major telecommunications systems vendors worldwide and provide a unique combination of high reliability and superior performance.
Mike Sanna, TriQuint
Tel. +1 972 994-8429
Fax: +1 972 994-8504
Kipp Schoen, Picosecond Pulse Labs
Tel. +1 303 209-8133
Email: kschoen@picosecond.com
E-mail: msanna@tqtx.com
Web site: http://www.triquint.com
