iXblue – MODBOXES

ModBoxes

ModBoxes are custom designed Modulation Units and Transmitters. They incorporate a complete and dedicated modulation stage with power supply and control electronics and optional laser source and receiver. ModBoxes can be taylored to accomodate a broad variety of applications : pulse generation, pulse picking, spectral broadening, analog modulation and all formats of digital communication.

 

REFERENCE TRANSMITTER:

Product Name	Main Specifications	Other Specs
ModBox-850nm-NRZ	28 GB/s 44 Gb/s 50 Gb/s	850 nm
ModBox-OBand-NRZ	28 Gb/s 44 Gb/s 50 Gb/s	O Band	DFB lasers Tunable Lasers (C-Band & L-Band) Photodetector
ModBox-1310nm-1550nm-NRZ	28 Gb/s 44 Gb/s 50 Gb/s	1310 nm & 1550 nm	DFB lasers Photodetector
ModBox-CBand-NRZ	28 Gb/s 44 Gb/s 50 Gb/s	C and L Bands	DFB lasers Tunable Lasers (C-Band & L-Band) Photodetector
ModBox-OBand-NRZ-SE	28 Gb/s	O Band	DFB lasers Photodetector
ModBox-850nm-NRZ-SE	28 Gb/s	850 nm	DFB lasers Photodetector
ModBox-850nm-VNA	40 GHz	O Band	DFB laser
ModBox-OBand-VNA	40 GHz 65 GHz	O Band	DFB lasers
ModBox-CBand-VNA	40 GHz 65 GHz	C Band	DFB laser  Tunable Lasers (C-Band & L-Band)
ModBox-CBand-DPSK	12.5 Gb/s	C & L Bands	DFB laser Encoder, Decoder, Receiver
ModBox-CBand-IQ	28 Gb/s 44 Gb/s 56 Gb/s	C Band	DFB laser Encoder, Decoder, Receiver
ModBox-850nm-28Gbaud-PAM4 ModBox-OBand-28Gbaud-PAM4 ModBox-CBand-28Gbaud-PAM4	850 nm PAM-4 28 Gbaud Reference Transmitter Full O-Band PAM-4 28 Gbaud Reference Transmitter Full C-Band PAM-4 28 Gbaud Reference Transmitter

 

PULSE SHAPER AND FRONT END:

Product Name	Main Specifications	Other Specs	Options
MODBOX-PULSE	Optical Pulse Generation pulsewidth from 25 ps Contrast ≥ 40 dB Contrast ≥ 55 dB (double stage version)	1030 nm, 1053 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm 2 μm	Internal laser Internal pulse generator Internal optical receiver shorter rise / fall time custom designs
MODBOX PULSE SHAPER	Tempoiral shaping of optical pulses pulsewidth from 25 ps Contrast ≥ 40 dB Contrast ≥ 55 dB (double stage version)	1030 nm, 1053 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm 2 μm	Laser source Optical amplifier AWG
MODBOX-LASER-FRONT-END	Complete front end laser system with temporal shaping, optical amplification.	1030 nm, 1053 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm	– Arbitrary Waveform Generator – Delay generator – Laser Source – Optical amplifier – ModBox-Spectral Broadening
MODBOX SPECTRAL BROADENING	– Spectral broadening by generation of multiple side bands – broadening up to 2 nm (@1064 nm)	1030 nm, 1053 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm 2 μm
MODBOX-DER	Dynamic Extinction Ratio measurement of High Extinction Ratio Optical Pulses  DER up to 50 dB		1030 nm, 1053 nm  1064 nm  1550 nm
MODBOX PULSE PICKER	Selection of optical pulses within an incoming pulse train Repetition rate : DC-10 GHz	790 nm, 850 nm 1030 nm, 1053 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm 1310 nm 2 μm	Electrical pulse generator

 

ANALOG OPTICAL TRANSMITTER:

Product Name	Main Specifications	Other Specs	Options
ModBox-850nm-VNA	40 GHz	O Band	DFB laser
ModBox-OBand-VNA	40 GHz 65 GHz	O Band	DFB lasers
ModBox-CBand-VNA	40 GHz 65 GHz	C Band	DFB laser Tunable Lasers (C-Band & L-Band)
MODBOX-AN-40GHz	operation up to 40 GHz	850 nm, 1310 nm, 1550 nm	low RIN DFB laser tunable laser (C and L bands) high bandwidth optical recveiver

 

TURNKEY OPTICAL TRANSMITTER:

Product Name	Main Specifications	Other Specs	Options
MODBOX-1550nm-CS-SSB	Carrier Suppressed, Single Side Band Modulation Allows to achieve carrier wavelength tuning with ultra-high resolution		1310 nm version