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Mitsubishi Electronics America Expands Optoelectronic Product Lines for SDH, SONET, and DWDM Applications

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Mitsubishi Electronics America's Electronic Device Group has announced the expansion of its optoelectronic product lines for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) applications. The new products include high-performance transmitters and receivers, electroabsorption modulator (EAM) Distributed Feedback (DFB) laser diodes, and cost-effective transceivers that meet the industry's highest transmission speeds and offer long-distance transmission capabilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • Mitsubishi Electronics America has announced the expansion of its optoelectronic product lines for SDH, SONET, and DWDM applications.
  • The new products include a high-performance 10-Gbps transmitter/receiver pair for STM-64/OC-192 applications, EAM DFB laser diodes with 10- and 2.5-Gbps speeds for 700- and 360-km DWDM applications, and a cost-effective 155-Mbps transceiver for STM-1/OC-3 applications.
  • The 10-Gbps transmitter/receiver pair boasts the highest transmission speed available in the industry for distributing Internet and cable broadcast signals throughout metropolitan areas of 50 km or less.
  • The FU-641SEA Series of EAM DFB Laser Diodes meet the industry-leading 10-Gbps transmission speed for metropolitan-area Internet and cable broadcast signal distribution applications.
  • The FU-632SEA Series of EAM DFB Laser Diodes offer 2.5-Gbps speed and can cover up to 700-km and 360-km distances for DWDM applications.
  • The cost-effective 155-Mbps transceiver integrates a transmitter, receiver, and clock recovery function into one package, lowering costs and saving space.

Statistics:

  • Scheduled volume production for the high-performance 10-Gbps SDH/SONET Transmitter/Receiver Pair is the third quarter of 1999.
  • Pricing for the transmitter/receiver pair is $18,500 (MF-10KDS-T12) and $8,000 (MF-10KDS-R13) each in 100-unit quantities.
  • Scheduled volume production for the FU-641SEA Series and FU-632SEA Series of EAM DFB Laser Diode modules is the second quarter of 1999.
  • Pricing for the EAM DFB Laser Diode modules is $2,500 each for the FU-632SEA Series devices and $5,050 each for the FU-641SEA Series devices in 100-unit quantities.
  • Scheduled volume production for the cost-effective STM-1/OC-3 Transceiver is the second quarter of 1999.
  • Pricing for the STM-1/OC-3 Transceiver is $405 each in 100-unit quantities.

Sources:

  • Mitsubishi Electronics America's press release, "Mitsubishi Electronics America's Electronic Device Group Announces Expansion of Optoelectronic Product Lines for SDH, SONET, and DWDM Applications", February 22, 1999.
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's website, http://www.mitsubishichips.com.

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