MACOM launches family of drivers for single-lambda 100G and 400G applications

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has announced the availability of a new family of drivers for single-lambda 100G and 400G applications. The second-generation externally modulated laser (EML) and silicon photonic drivers provide high performance in low-cost SMT packaging, required for 100G DR1/FR1 and 400G DR4/FR4 applications. The family includes:

MAOM-005321: single-channel EML driver in 3mmx4mm package;
MAOM-005324: single-channel silicon photonics driver in 3mmx4mm package;
MAOM-005421: quad-channel EML driver in 7mmx7.2mm package;
MAOM-005424: quad-channel silicon photonics driver in 5mmx6mm package.

To meet the increasing demand for higher data capacity, telecom manufacturers need high-performance 100G per lambda connectivity solutions available at a mainstream low cost, says MACOM. The new family of linear drivers featuring high output voltage and low power consumption is positioned to enable the industry’s shift to single-lambda-based 100G and 400G modules. The high gain, high bandwidth and low total harmonic distortion (THD) enable what is claimed to be best-in-class PAM-4 performance, while the high output voltage capability enables high-yielding solutions with a wide range of optical engines.

The MAOM-005321 and MAOM-005421 EML drivers feature differential inputs and up to 1.8Vpp linear single-ended output with integrated bias-Ts for the driver and EML. The MAOM-005324 and MAOM-005424 silicon photonics Mach-Zehnder (MZ) drivers feature differential inputs and up to 3.6Vpp differential output with direct coupling to the modulator for minimum loss and optimum performance.

The new EML drivers offer pin-to-pin compatibility with the first-generation MAOM-005311 and MAOM-005411 devices and can be bundled with the single- and quad-channel linear transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) MATA-005817 and MATA-003819 for a complete receive and transmit solution.

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