ZL60304

Data Sheet

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Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.

Applications

• High-speed interconnects within and between switches, routers and transport equipment

• Server-Server Clusters, Super-computing interconnections

• InfiniBand

 4x-SX compliant

• Fibre Channel connections

• XAUI based interconnections

• Proprietary backplanes

• Interconnects rack-to-rack, shelf-to-shelf, board-to-board, board-to-optical backplane

Description

The ZL60304 is a very high-speed transceiver for parallel fiber applications. This transceiver performs E/O and O/E

conversions for data transmission over multimode fiber ribbon.

The ZL60304 provides an effective solution for XAUI transmission of optical fibre, providing advantages in terms of

power consumption, edge and board density over competing solutions.

The transmit section converts parallel electrical input signals via a laser driver and a VCSEL array into parallel

optical output signals at a wavelength of 850 nm.

The receive section converts parallel optical input signals via a PIN photodiode array and a transimpedance and

limiting amplifier, into electrical output signals.

The module is fitted with two pluggable industry-standard connectors. For the electrical interface, a 100 position

board and enables provisioning of bandwidth on demand.