Mar 26 2010
Source Photonics, Inc., a leading provider of optical transceivers for fiber to the home and telecom networks, today announced the availability of the industry’s first 6 Gigabit module in SFP+ form factor for applications in 3/4G wireless backhaul networks supporting Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) and Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI) standards.
Source Photonic’s 6 Gb/s SFP+ product family includes interfaces for both 2km and 15km transmission distances on single mode fiber (SMF) networks and 300m transmission on multimode fiber (MMF). Both Fabry Perot (FP) and Distributed Feedback (DFB) lasers are used to cover the range of transmission distances. The product family also supports an industrial temperature operating range from -40C to +85C, enabling deployment in outdoor and indoor applications.
Thomas Yu, director of product management at Source Photonics, said, “Increasing use and ubiquitous demand for mobile internet is creating increased requirements for high bandwidth on backhaul traffic to the core network. The highest data rate and new standard to support this evolution is 6Gigabit, more than twice the traditional bandwidth used for such applications. Source Photonics’ 6 Gigabit SFP+ product line provides cost-effective and high quality optical transceivers designed specifically for this emerging market. Our products provide a smooth upgrade for customers when they transition their systems from 2Gbps to 6Gbps.”
The 6Gb/s SFP+ product family complements Source Photonics’ existing 8Gb/s and 10Gb/s SFP+ product families.