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Frequency Control Components
News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: VCOs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 September 2002
VCOs aim for fibre-optic comms systems
Agilent Technologies has a new line of voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) with standard coaxial connectors for 10 and 40Gbit/s fibre-optic communications systems.
Agilent Technologies has a new line of voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) with standard coaxial connectors for 10 and 40Gbit/s fibre-optic communications systems Also available are hermetic TO-8 packaged oscillators for 10Gbit/s fibre-optic communications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Agilent's VCOs perform the multiplexing (MUX), clock data recovery and demultiplexing (DEMUX) clocking necessary for boards and line cards in network routers and long-haul communications systems.
"High-speed optical communications systems require very stringent performance specs for jitter rate, modulation bandwidth and frequency drift", said Michael Huether, Director of Marketing Europe, Middle East and Africa, Semiconductor Products Europe "Agilent's new VCOs meet or exceed our customers' requirements and offer the best combination of size, cost and performance available".
Agilent's VCOs in the hermetic coaxial package have a smaller footprint than competitive DRO (dielectric resonator oscillator)-based VCOs and provide better jitter performance than on-chip VCOs.
The TO-8 versions are also hermetically sealed.
The Agilent VCO product line features excellent jitter performance (less than 50fs) for low bit error rate.
Their low frequency drift over temperature and time provides a reliable phase lock, and their wide modulation bandwidth assures that clock and data recovery will meet Sonet/SDH specifications.
The VCOs are supplied in a compact hermetic metal package with RF connector and measure 10 x 24 x 30mm, providing excellent reliability, improved thermal conductivity, and reduced size.
Hermetic TO-8 oscillators are only 5mm high and 13mm in diameter. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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