SINGLE PACKAGE BIDIRECTIONAL MODULE FOR MULTIMODE FIBER COMMUNICATION

摘要

In one embodiment an apparatus is provided for supporting 100GBASE-SR10 data communications over an optical link. The apparatus includes a receptacle configured to receive an optical fiber cable comprising at least 10 OM3 optical fibers, the receptacle including individual channels for receiving respective ones of the at least 10 optical fibers, a plurality of optical receiver/transmitter pairs, and a plurality of wave division multiplexers configured to couple individual ones of the channels with respective ones of the optical receiver/transmitter pairs.