High Optical Power Handling Photodiodes to 22 GHz

Salient Features:

• High Current Handling (up to 20 mA)
• Lowest PDL (typical 0.05 dB)
• Useable spectral wavelength range of 800-1650 nm
• Low Group Delay
• Low Harmonic Distortion
• Small Footprint & High Reliability
• Bellcore GR-468 Qualified
• One device for multiple wavelengths reduces operational inventory costs

Applications:

• Optically Amplified Systems
• RZ, NRZ, Super FEC Formats to 20 Gb/s
• High Dynamic Range, Analog RF Links over Fiber
• Rapid Doppler-Shift LIDAR Measurements Coherent Lightwave Systems
• Ideal Front-End O/E Converter for Test Instruments

Available Models:

• DSC30S - High Optical Power Handling Photodiodes to 22 GHz
• DSC40S - High Optical Power Handling Photodiodes to 16 GHz
• DSC50S - High Optical Power Handling Photodiodes to 12 GHz

DSC30S 1 dB Compression:

DSC40S 10Gb/s Eye Diagram with 0 km Single Mode Fiber:

In: 13 dBm x-axis: 17 ps/div

Out: 700 mVp-p w/PRBS: 231-1 y-axis: 140 mV/div

DSC30 Impulse Response:

Frequency Response Curves:

For busy test stations or student labs, where users of different experience levels might be handling high value opto-electronics that are easily damaged by mishandling, order your photodiode to be mounted in the Lab Buddy.