Narda Low-Cost Lithium Niobate Modulator Driver Delivers
Superb Performance in 40-Gb/s Lightwave Systems
Walter Crofut
Narda Microwave
(631) 231-1700 x218
walter.crofut@L-3com.com
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NY – January 13, 2009 – Narda Microwave-East, an L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) company, today announced
the FO-MDA-40-25G-1, a low-cost, high-performance lithium niobate modulator driver that delivers exceptional
performance in 300-pin MSA transponders employed in DPSK long-reach 40-Gb/s lightwave communication systems.
FO-MDA-40-25G-1 combines monolithic microwave integrated circuits
(MMICs) developed by Narda specifically for modulator driver applications along with proprietary fabrication
techniques. The result is a three-stage modulator driver that produces an exceptional eye pattern and has a 3-dB
bandwidth of 85 kHz to 40 GHz, gain of 29 dB, input and output return loss of 12 dB, RMS additive jitter of only
550 ps, rise and fall times (20 to 80%) of 10 ps, and output power up to 8 Vpp with an input voltage of 450 mVpp.
The FO-MDA-40-25G-1 operates at a maximum data rate of 43 Gb/s, features electronic eye-crossing control of 40% to
70%, and has variable amplitude from 0.5 to 8 Vpp. Power requirements include +3.3 VDC and +5.0 VDC, and operating
temperature range is from 0o to +70º C. The FO-MDA-40-25G-1 is housed in a package measuring only 1.1 x 1.1
x.34 in. and uses GPPO connectors.
The FO-MDA-40-25G-1 joins Narda's growing family of products for lightwave systems, including clock oscillators,
phase-locked oscillators, electro-absorptive and lithium niobate modulator driver amplifiers, and pulse carver
drivers.
Engineering samples of the FO-MDA-40-25G-1 are now available, and production is scheduled for Q1 2009.
About Narda Microwave-East
Narda Microwave-East is a division of L-3 Communications Company, a
$14 billion electronics manufacturer
serving the military and commercial communication markets. For more than 50 years, Narda has developed and
manufactured state-of-the-art RF and microwave components, microwave integrated circuits (MICs), multi-function
assemblies, and subsystems in the frequency range from DC to 60 GHz for both commercial and military applications.
Narda is also the world leader in RF safety products, and a leading manufacturer of fiber optic modulator drivers
and oscillators for OC-192 and OC-768 applications. Narda maintains the world's largest inventory of RF and
microwave components, many available from stock.
About L-3 Communications
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training, and government
services. The company is a leading merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products, including
guidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro
optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption, intelligence systems, antennas and
microwave components. L-3 also supports a variety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services.
Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government
intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
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Posted 1/14/2009
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