PT-15SFA
Product Bulletin (Preliminary) • June 2007
• PIN/TIA receiver module
• High data rate, up to 15 Gb/s
• High sensitivity, -16.5 dBm
• 1200–1650 nm wavelength range
• AC or DC coupled
• MSA 17-pin package
The PT-15SFA is a -16 dBm sensitivity,
differential-output receiver module for
OC-192 / STM-64 transmission system
receive applications up to 15 Gb/s,
providing overhead room for Forward
Error Correction algorithms.
Specificationsꢀ
Wavelength range
Minimumꢀ Typicalꢀ Maximumꢀ Units
1200
11.8
1650
nm
GHz
kHz
dBm
dBm
A/W
V/W
dB
Bandwidth (-3dB electrical)
Low frequency cutoff1
Sensitivity2
12.3
30
-16.5
+3
-15.5
Overload
It couples a high responsivity (0.7 A/W),
back-illuminated PIN photodiode,
usable from 1200 nm to 1650 nm, with a
Responsivity @ 1550 nm
Conversion gain (differential)
Output Return Loss (< 15 GHz)
Optical Return Loss
Power dissipation
0.7
0.75
700
550
-10
-30
dB
0.27
W
transimpedance gain stage of 850 Ω. This
combination produces a receiver with a
12.3 GHz bandwidth and conversion gain
of 700 V/W.
DCꢀElectrical
Photodiode voltage
Amplifier voltage
+5
+6
+7
V
V
+3.1
+3.3
+3.5
Mechanical
Package type
The differential-output module is
offered in a 17-pin MSA package with
single-mode fiber input and the output
is available either AC- or DC-coupled.
The receiver meets Telcordia GR-468
qualification standards.
17-pin surface mount
Operating temperature
Storage temperature
-5
+75
+85
°C
°C
-40
1
2
With AC-coupled version
10-12 BER, PRBS 231-1, 12.5 Gb/s
ADVANCEDPHOTONIX [ ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC. ]
