What is the price of optical transmitters and receivers?

[Ghost Tweaker]

Optical trancseivers

Hi everyone,

I'm currently trying to compare the price of a coaxial cable transmission versus an optical fiber transmission for a 500m link and 1.5Gb/s. Does someone have an idea of the price of optical transmitters and receivers? I'm looking for small module/chip that I can integrate with the rest of my PCB.
Sorry for the question, I have no idea about optics...

Thanx in advance
Ghost

 

[sergio mariotti]

Optical trancseivers

strange ! some my colleagues are looking for a solution for the same problem are we working at the same project? namely SRT?

 

[plasma]

Re: Optical trancseivers

Hi Ghost & sergio

Is this what you are looking for?

RGZ

 

[Ghost Tweaker]

Re: Optical trancseivers

No I'm not on that project,

thanks for the links, I knew the Fiber-Span products which is similar. My goal is to develop and integrate such an "RF on fiber" module in my design. Please note that I'm trying to transmit the (modulated) signal received at the antenna (analog signal) and not a digital signal. The received signal is only -110dBm thus I'm wondering what is the optical rx-tx sensitivity...

 

[rfic]

Optical trancseivers

Are there some book about Optical trancseivers?
I am studying it.

 

[plasma]

Re: Optical trancseivers

Hi Ghost Tweaker


try to get info or help from

https://www.foxcom.com/

 

[Ghost Tweaker]

Re: Optical trancseivers

Hi , thanx for the link. I know that it is possible to realize such a system, there are several products existing for GPS. However I have a problem with the signal level driving the EO transmitter...

 

[Ghost Tweaker]

Re: Optical trancseivers

One more point, I checked Anacom GPS optical link solution and it costs several thousands dollars!!!! Does someone know where the cost comes from? Optical tranmsitter + receiver cost is ~< 400$ for 2GHz bandwidth components...

Ghost

(Please note that I already know that it is expensive to have someone deeloping such a system and that it represents a large part of the price...)