MicroPOD™ and MiniPOD™ 120G Transmitters/Receivers

MicroPOD™ and MiniPOD™ embedded optical transmitters/receivers offer unparalleled density, bandwidth, and design flexibility for board and system-level interconnect.

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Applications
 

• 10.3125 Gbps per channel, 12 channels
• Separate Tx and Rx modules for maximum board layout flexibility
• 120Gbps aggregate bandwidth
• 125mW per channel
• < 50µW power consumption in power save mode
• Inside-box design eliminates EMI/RFI shielding
• Designed for ultra low cost, power and size
• Different housing options to address different system design needs
• Removable low cost optical connector for flexible cable management

• Maximum port density per line card
• Superior Signal Integrity
• Superior EMI
• Superior Thermal management

• MicroPOD™: 8.2x7.8mm with LGA electrical interface for ultra-dense embedded solutions
• MiniPOD™: 22x18.5mm with 9x9 MegArray™ connector for simplified embedded solutions

• MicroPOD Product Brief (available upon request) 
• MiniPOD Product Brief (available upon request)       
• MiniPOD Evaluation Kit Product Brief (available upon request)