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Mitsubishi Electric to launch miniature 40Gbps driver
The EML-TOSA device will help to downsize facilities and expand high-speed 40Gbps optical transmission networks
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will begin shipping a compact 40Gbps electro-absorption modulator with Laser diode-Transmitter Optical Sub Assembly (EML-TOSA) for optical transmissions on June 1st 2013.
As of March 1st, the FU-695REA became the world's first EML-TOSA to comply with the 40Gbps Miniature Device Multi-Source Agreement (XLMD2-MSA). This standard was signed by Mitsubishi Electric, LAPIS Semiconductor, Oclaro, Renesas Electronics and Sumitomo Electric Industries, and was made effective on March 13th.
The common specifications for a compact EML-TOSA based on the XLMD2-MSA, aim to meet the demand for smaller equipment and thereby expand the market for 40Gbps EML-TOSA.
40Gbps driver-in EML-TOSA, "FU-695REA"
The device will be displayed at the Optical Fibre Communication Conference and Exposition 2013 (OFC) in Anaheim, California between March 19th and 21st.
As 10Gbps optical network interfaces give way to faster 40Gbps interfaces, installations in confined spaces are requiring the use of smaller communication equipment, which led to the demand for a downsized EML-TOSA.
Mitsubishi Electric says it will be the world's first optical device manufacturer to ship an XLMD2-MSA-compliant EML-TOSA for optical transmissions, thereby helping to downsize 40Gbps communication facilities and expand high-speed 40Gbps optical transmission networks.
The device is claimed to facilitate the design of optical transceivers and the common-specification device sizes and optical/electrical interfaces allow manufacturers to standardise transceiver designs.
Compared to other comparable modules, the FU-695REA is claimed to have a less expensive electrical interconnection with flexible printed circuit board instead of coaxial connectors.
Contributing to the miniaturisation of optical transceivers, the device is claimed to be 50 percent smaller than the existing FU-697SEA model.
Also, the package size of 9.2mm x 18.1mm x 5.7mm (excluding the receptacle), complies with common specifications for small CFP2/CFP4 optical-transceiver modules.
The 1.55µm device has a maximum transmission distance of 2km and an output power of 0 to 3dBm. The RF input signal is based on a flexible printed circuit with differential signal interface.
