MergeOptics Debuts 10-Gig Modules

BERLIN -- MergeOptics GmbH, a developer of highly-integrated low power fiber optic components and subsystems is pleased to announce today the availability of their 10 Gb/s OptoPackTM Transmitter and Receiver Optical Sub-Assemblies (TOSA, ROSA). OptoPack is a new technology for highly integrated optical components. The OptoPack technology reduces the electrical power consumption by more than 50% which makes it the smallest, most power efficient 10G/bit TOSA/ROSA available in the market place today. The OptoPack technology is perfectly suited for use in the new generation of small MSA 10 Gb/s modules. Reference designs for XFP and X2 module are currently under evaluation. Dag Neumeuer, CEO of MergeOptics said "The new OptoPack TOSA and ROSA elements offer module designers and end customers a higher level of integration for designs applicable to a variety of 10 Gb/s transceiver/transponder standards. With the proliferation of such standards, we believe our customers will see advantages with these building block elements in performance, design flexibility and time to market." In an overall package size of 11mm x 14mm the transmitter integrates a 1310nm uncooled fabry perot or DFB laser diode, the monitordiode and the laser diode driver on a silicon substrate with proprietary alignment structures. Dr. Klaus Schulz, CTO for MergeOptics said, "The benefits of OptoPack technology is derived from the silicon-bench approach to integrating the optical and electrical components required for the transponder font-end. Users of OptoPack technology can benefit from simplified package design, improved thermal management and cooler operation." MergeOptics GmbH