Small form factor 300-pin 10-Gbps transponders from CIVCOM use GigOptix GX6155 drivers
AUGUST 19, 2010 -- GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX) says that CIVCOM has adopted the GigOptix GX6155 modulator driver for the module developer’s small form factor (SFF) 10-Gbps 300-pin multi-source agreement (MSA) transponders.
The GX6155 is a 12.5-Gbps Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) driver for metro and long-haul LiNbO3 optical transmitters. GigOptix says the GX6155 features:
- MSA compatible supply voltages
- low power dissipation
- high input sensitivity
- low jitter degradation
- the ability to precisely set the output amplitude and eye crossing point
- RoHS-6 compliance, with backward compatibility with non-RoHS soldering.
Gabby Shpirer CEO of CIVCOM stated, “GigOptix’s GX6155 provides the features, performance, and value we require to respond to the growing market demand for CIVCOM’s family of 10G SFF 300-pin MSA Free Light DWDM transponders. The GX6155 enables us to deliver high-performance, cost-competitive, SFF MSA compliant products. Moreover, GigOptix has an extensive component level portfolio that offers us the opportunity to extend cooperation with GigOptix beyond 10G applications into forthcoming 40G and 100G applications.”
The Free Light transponder family is designed for DWDM applications offering equipment manufacturers high performance in a cost-effective SFF device. The SFF transponder uses a widely tunable laser that covers the C-Band over distances up to 80 km.
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