
TPIM SPECIFICATIONS
A-2
The transmitter power and receive sensitivity levels given in Table A-1 and
Table A-2 are Peak Power Levels after optical overshoot. A Peak Power
Meter must be used to correctly compare the given values to those
measured on any particular port.
Table A-1. TPIM-F2 Performance Specifications
Parameter
Typical
Value
Worst Case
Worst Case
Budget
Typical
Budget
Receive
Sensitivity
-30.5 dBm -28.0 dBm — —
Peak Input
Power
-7.6 dBm -8.2 dBm — —
Transmitter Power:
50/125 µm -13.0 dBm -15.0 dBm 13.0 dB 17.5 dB
62.5/125 µm -10.0 dBm -12.0 dBm 16.0 dB 20.5 dB
100/140 µm -7.0 dBm -9.0 dBm 19.0 dB 23.5 dB
Bit Error Rate: Better than 10
-10
Table A-2. TPIM-F3 Specifications
Parameter Typical Minimum Maximum
Transmitter
Peak Wave Length
1300 nm 1270 nm 1330 nm
Spectral Width 60 nm – 100 nm
Rise Time 3.0 nsec 2.7 nsec 5.0 nsec
Fall Time 2.5 nsec 2.2 nsec 5.0 nsec
Duty Cycle 50.1% 49.6% 50.7%
Bit Error Rate: Better than 10
-10