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Agere Systems Inc.

Advance Data Sheet

P172-Type Receiver

August 2001

Optical Characteristics

Minimum and maximum values specified over operating case temperature range and end of life (EOL), and typical

values are for 25

°C and beginning of life (BOL), unless otherwise specified.

Table 3. Optical Characteristics

Parameter

Symbol

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

Optical Wavelength for Rated Sensitivity

λ

1.25

—

1.6

µm

APD at –30 dBm, 25

°C

APD at –30 dBm, –40

°C to +85 °C

PIN at –20 dBm, 25

°C

PIN at –20 dBm, –40

°C to +85 °C

R

9.0

8.6

0.81

0.70

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

A/W

A/W

A/W

A/W

APD Version:

At 25

°C

At –40

°C to +85 °C

PIN Version:

At 25

°C

At –40

°C to +85 °C

—

—

—

—

–32.5

–31.5

–23

–22

–31

–30

–22

–21

dBm

dBm

dBm

dBm

APD Version

PIN Version

–6

0

–3

1

—

—

dBm

dBm

Optical Return Loss:

Single-mode Fiber

Multimode Fiber

—

—

—

—

—

—

–27

–14

dB

dB