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TE Connectivity MULTIGIG Fiber Optic Transceiver Platform

TE Connectivity's (TE) MULTIGIG Fiber Optic Transceiver (FO TRX) Platform is a modular, high-speed mid-board transceiver enabling up to 10Gbps per channel. TE MULTIGIG TRX Platform offers easy upgrades, low power consumption, and rugged connectivity for aerospace, defense, and high-speed networking applications. The platform leverages TE’s Light Engine Platform (LEP), a modular platform of up to 12 chiclet-based optical transceivers (CBOT). Each duplex pigtailed transceiver occupies one position in the press-fit housing, enabling transceivers to be individually removed in case of damaged cables without having to replace the entire module. This interface also accounts for future expansions or upgrades.

Features

  • Easy to use
    • Dual Tx, Dual Rx, and TRx blade options for full height, duplex pigtail
    • Tx and RX options for half-height simplex pigtail
    • Leverages MULTIGIG RT high-speed press fit PCB attachment, IEEE 10GBase-SR-compliant for 10G variants
  • Durable
    • Supports a wide variety of rugged industry-standard fiber optic termini and cables
    • -40°C to +85°C operating temperature range
  • Design options
    • High-speed interconnects within and between switches, routers, and transport equipment
    • Rack-to-rack, shelf-to-shelf, board-to-board, and board-to-optical backplane interconnects
    • Ethernet, ARINC 818, and InfiniBand
    • IFE servers and endpoints
  • Versatile
    • Low-speed 4.25G 4xFC compatible variant
    • IEEE 10GBase-SR-compliant for 10G variants
    • Up to 12 positions, duplex, or single-fiber pigtail
  • High performance
    • 850nm (VCSEL and PIN PD) wavelength of operation
    • <130mW per transceiver at 10.3125 low power dissipation

Applications

  • Aerospace
  • Defense
  • Marine
Published: 2025-07-02 | Updated: 2025-07-07