AGILE OPTICAL COMPONENTS
Key Features • Small size: 65 x 12 x 5 mm
• Surface mountable with gull wing DC pins
• GPO RF connector
• Integrated PD (photodiode) for bias and power control
• 200 kpsi input fiber for tight bend radii
• High bandwidth FEC and super FEC compatible
• Zero chirp and chirped modulators in a common package
• Operation over C-band and L-band
• Low drive voltage
• Power penalty without FEC:
< 1 dB (±1200 ps/nm) for X5
< 2 dB (1600 ps/nm) for Z5
The JDSU Agile Optical Components family includes modulators, switches,
attenuators and tunable filters. These products provide the basis for spectrally
efficient DWDM transmission utilizing dispersion tolerant modulation, channel
monitoring, wavelength switching, remote power control and dynamic channel
selection. They support a wide range of flexible functionalities at lower
operational expenses for the Agile Optical Network. In addition, we have a
complete line of tunable lasers assemblies and sub-assemblies in our Agile
Transmission Module family.
JDSU X5 and Z5 single drive 10 Gb/s modulators with integrated photodiode are
ideally suited for use in long reach (LR)/ very long reach (VR) Metro applications
as well as in long haul (LH) transmission. The X5 is a fixed zero-chirp solution
and the Z5 is a fixed ±0.7 chirp solution, both packaged identically. The small
package form factor makes the X5/Z5 compatible with the 300 pin MSA
transponder footprint.
The X5 and Z5 modulators operate over the C and L band. Their low drive
voltages make them compatible with low power dissipating driver solutions such
as GaAs driver technology. In addition to providing bias control feedback, the new
enhanced photodiode is capable of power monitoring for control of the
transmitter’s modulated output power.
Applications
• MSA transponders using tunable or
fixed wavelength sources
• TDM and WDM Metro systems
with up to 120 km reach
• Long Haul (LH) and Ultra Long
Haul (ULH) systems (both
terrestrial and submarine)
• Alternate modulation schemes
including electrical RZ
Compliance
• Telcordia 468
X5 and Z5 Modulator
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X5 AND Z5 MODULATOR
Dimensions Diagram (Specifications in mm unless otherwise noted.)
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DETAIL D
Pinout
Pin Description
1 RF input
2 GND
3 DC bias
4 PD anode
5 PD cathode
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X5 AND Z5 MODULATOR
S21
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
0 5 10 15 20
Frequency [ GHz ]
S21 [ dB ]
(Key feaures: ER >15 dB, jitterp-p <13 ps, measured with optimized driver set-up)
Eye Diagram
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
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0.3
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Volts
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
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0
0 5 10 15 20
Frequency [ GHz ]
S11 [ dBe ]
S11
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X5 AND Z5 MODULATOR
Specifications
Parameter X5 Z5
Chirp (alpha parameter) Typical 0 ±0.7
Optical insertion loss (BOL)1Typical 4.5 dB
Optical return loss (input and output ports) Typical 40 dB
Optical on/off extinction ratio
Low frequency Typical 27 dB
PRBS2Typical 15 dB
E/O bandwidth (-3 dB electrical, linear fit 2 to 15 GHz) Typical 12 GHz
S11 (130 MHz to 10 GHz) 10 dB
Drive voltage (RF port)3Typical 5.5 V 4.5 V
Vπbias port at 40 kHz Typical 4 V 2.5 V
Bias voltage range4Typical -15 to 15 V
RF port resistance (DC) Typical 40 Ω
Bias port resistance (DC) Typical 1 MΩ
Photodetector extinction ratio5Typical 6 dB
Photodetector O/E bandwidth Typical 100 kHz
Photodetector responsivity (referenced to output power) Typical 20 mA/W
Photodetector phase tracking error6Typical -5 to 5°
Photodetector dark current (at -5 V, room temperature) Typical 5 nA
∆R/∆T7Typical ±0.2 dB
∆R/∆λ8Typical ±0.3 dB
1. Measured at peak of DC bias transmission with no RF input and no optical connectors.
2. For PRBS signals of up to 231-1 and bit rates up to 12.5 Gb/s. Measurement is based on an optimized test set up.
3. Maximum driving voltage required to achieve 15 dB ER for 12.5 Gb/s 231-1 PRBS signal over the operating wavelength and temperature ranges.
4. Maximum voltage range required to maintain optimum bias point over life and temperature.
5. ER = 10*log(Imax/Imin): Imax = PD current with modulator biased to maximum output power, Imin = PD current with modulator biased to minimum output power.
6. Tracking error is the difference in phase between the modulator output power transfer function and the photodetector output current transfer function.
7. The change in responsivity with temperature can be improved from the values given by employing passive thermal compensation.
8. Over C or L band. This can be calibrated for a given laser frequency.
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X5 AND Z5 MODULATOR
Sample: 21049397
Product Code Description
21049397 10 Gb/s X5,SC/UPC output connector
21049396 10 Gb/s Z5,SC/UPC output connector
