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OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS

Stratos Lightwave has introduced a new family of high-density SONET-compliant optical transceivers for OC-3 and OC-12 data rates. These miniaturized transceivers are ideal for next generation metropolitan area networking equipment applications. All SONET-compliant transceivers meet ITU-T G.957 and G.958, and Bellcore (Telcordia) GR-468 and TR-NWT-000253. These transceivers exhibit low levels of jitter over the full Bellcore operating temperature range of ę40 to 85ęC.

The SONET-compliant high-density optical transceivers come in three different form factors: a 2 ę 5 SFF (MSA- compliant) package, a single-port RJ-style package, and a quad-port RJ-style package. Each will be available in OC-3, OC-12, and a multi-rate version that will operate at either OC-3 or OC-12.

The RJ-format transceivers are the smallest fully SONET-compliant optical transceivers on the market today. These modules use multi-die hybrid technology to integrate a complete optical transceiver into a package the size of an industry-standard RJ-style housing alone. They enable OEM customers to design systems with increased levels of port density while maintaining the traditional levels of performance and reliability required for SONET-compliant equipment.

Pricing for Stratos Lightwaveęs SONET-compliant transceivers depends upon the requirements of the specific application and is a function of variables such as packaging, data rate, optical wavelength, quantity ordered, etc.

Stratos Lightwave, Inc.
(321) 308-4100
Fax: (321) 308-0434
www.stratoslightwave.com

09-01

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