50G QSFP28 Active Optical Cables (for 2x25GE or 2x32GFC)
The Gigalight 50G QSFP28 Active Optical Cables (AOCs) are direct-attach fiber assemblies with QSFP28 connectors compliant with the QSFP MSA, 40G Ethernet 40GBASE-SR4, 25G Ethernet 25GBASE-SR, 32G Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand FDR/EDR. They are suitable for short distances and offer a cost-effective solution to connect within racks and across adjacent racks.
Specification Snapshot
Supply Voltage
3.13-3.47V
Power Dissipation QSFP28 end
1.3-1.6W
Centre Wavelength
840-860nm
RMS Spectral Width
-0.6nm
Extinction Ratio
≥3dB
Receiver Centre Wavelength
840-860nm
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Overview
The Gigalight 50G QSFP28 Active Optical Cables (AOCs) are direct-attach fiber assemblies with QSFP28 connectors compliant with the QSFP MSA, 40G Ethernet 40GBASE-SR4, 25G Ethernet 25GBASE-SR, 32G Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand FDR/EDR. They are suitable for short distances and offer a cost-effective solution to connect within racks and across adjacent racks.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Supply Voltage | 3.13-3.47V |
| Operating Case Temperature | 0-70°C |
| Data Rate Per Lane | 25.78125-28.05Gbps |
| Humidity | 5-85% |
| Power Dissipation QSFP28 end | 1.3-1.6W |
| Fiber Bend Radius | 3cm |
| Differential Input Impedance | 90-110ohm |
| Differential Output Impedance | 90-110ohm |
| Differential Input Voltage Amplitude | 200-800mVp-p |
| Differential Output Voltage Amplitude | 500-800mVp-p |
| Skew | 300ps |
| Input Logic Level Low | 0-0.8V |
| Output Logic Level High | VCC-0.5-VCC |
| Output Logic Level Low | 0-0.4V |
| Centre Wavelength | 840-860nm |
| RMS Spectral Width | -0.6nm |
| Average launch power, each lane | -8.4-2.4dBm |
| Optical Modulation Amplitude (OMA), each Lane | -6.4-3dBm |
| Transmitter and dispersion eye closure (TDEC), each lane | 4.3dB |
| Extinction Ratio | ≥3dB |
| Average launch power of OFF transmitter, each lane | ≤-30dBm |
| Eye Mask Coordinates | {0.3,0.38,0.45,0.35,0.41,0.5} |
| Receiver Centre Wavelength | 840-860nm |
| Stressed Receiver Sensitivity in OMA | ≤-5.2dBm |
| Maximum Average power at receiver, each lane | ≤2.4dBm |
| Minimum Average power at receiver, each lane | ≤-10.3dBm |
| Receiver Reflectance | ≤-12dB |
| Los Assert | ≤-30dBm |
| LOS De-Assert OMA | ≥-7.5dBm |
| Los Hysteresis | 0.5dB |
Applications
1. IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-SR4 2. IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-SR 3. 32G Fibre Channel 4. InfiniBand FDR/EDR
Key Features
1. Hot-pluggable QSFP28 form-factor connectors 2. 2 channels full-duplex 850nm parallel active optical cable 3. Transmission data rate up to 28Gbps per channel 4. Support 40GE and 56G FDR data rates 5. 2 channels 850nm VCSEL array 6. 2 channels PIN photo-detector array 7. Internal CDR circuits on both receiver and transmitter channels 8. Support CDR bypass 9. Low power consumption <1.5W per end 10. Length up to 70m using OM3 MMF and 100m using OM4 MMF 11. Operating case temperature range 0°C to +70°C 12. 3.3V power supply voltage 13. RoHS compliant (lead free)
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<p>GIGALIGHT is an open optical networking explorer integrating design, manufacturing, and sales of active and passive optical devices and subsystems. Its portfolio spans III-V optical modules, silicon photonics modules, NPO/CPO engines, liquid-cooled optical modules, AOCs, DACs, coherent optical communication modules, and OPEN DCI BOX subsystems. The company focuses on AI data centers, 5G transport networks, metropolitan WDM transmission, and UHD SDI video applications, positioning itself as an innovative designer of high-speed optical interconnect hardware solutions.</p>
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