Data Sheet

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The Bookham MT10EW 10Gb/s LR Transmitter Module is a

1550nm, low power, small footprint 24-pin module enabling

high port density. It is designed to support a SONET / SDH or

10GE interface between the photonics layer and the electrical

layer for applications with reach requirements of 80km or

more. The Transmitter allows convenient direct connection to

system card electrical MUX ASICs, using un-clocked mode of

data transfer.

The transmitter has been designed for Dense Wavelength

Division Multiplexed (DWDM) operation for applications up

to 11.1GB/s.

Low power dissipation coupled with small footprint

significantly simplifies high speed card design. This results in

significant savings in card space and development time, and

greatly improved time to market.

The module provides wavelengths on the 50GHz ITU-T grid in

the C band. It is also available for non-WDM applications that

use a single wavelength. Multi functional hardware alarms and

monitors are also available for systems card and network

management.

The MT10EW LR 24 pin Transmitter Module can be used in

existing OC192 and OC192c ports as well as emerging IEEE

802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN / LAN ports.

The MT10EW LR Transmitter Module is optimised for optical

link spans of 80km+ (based on GR-253, ITU G.691 and IEEE

802/3ae system architectures). Reaches in excess of 80km

may be achieved in proprietary networks.

The compact size, low power Transmitter Module is 24 pin

connectorised for convenient surface mount assembly. The

module comprises a hermetically packaged laser device and

Bookham’s InP Mach-Zehnder modulator Technology with

optical isolation and wavelength stabilisation. This ensures

that the optical source remains within optical power and

wavelength limits over variations in temperature and over life.

A microprocessor coupled with internal circuitry and a

Thermo-Electric Cooler (TEC) controls the operation of the

module and ensures the correct laser temperature to achieve

constant wavelength.

Features:

• Incorporates Bookham InP MZ Technology enabling

superior systems performance.

• +3.5 to +7dBm start of life, over temperature optical

output power window

• Internal microcontroller for TX wavelength, power &

opticalperformance control

• Multi functional hardware alarms and monitors for

systems card and network management

• 2 x 12 way 0.1" x 1.5” pitch electrical interface

• 73.4 x 50.0 x 12.7mm MSA compliant outline

• 24pin MSA compliant

• +3.3V / +5V external power supply rails

• Typical power dissipation 3W

• IEC/EN 60825 Class 1M laser safety classification

• Case operating temperature range -5 to +75C

• RoHS 5/6 compliant

Applications:

• 10Gbps fixed wavelength, Long Reach DWDM serial

transmitter module suitable for 80km+

reach applications

• Suitable for use in 1550nm Long Reach applications

based on Telcordia GR-253, ITU-T G.691and IEEE

802.3ae system architectures

• Multi bit rate performance 9.953

Gb/s (OC192, 10GE WAN),

10.3125 Gb/s (10 GE LAN),

10.664 10.709 11.1 Gb/s (FEC),

24 PIN 10Gb/s Long Reach DWDM Serial

Transmitter Module

MT10EW