SNAP12

40G/75G/120G Optical Transmitters and Receivers

The SNAP12 family of optical embedded transceivers are affordable, reliable, high-performance embedded optical transceivers with bandwidth up to 120 Gbps. These are well suited for high-bandwidth commercial aerospace systems with the added benefit of reducing aircraft wiring and system weight and bringing fault, EMI/EMC and lightning tolerance.

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SNAP12 is a 12-channel pluggable parallel optical transmitter or receiver module with a standard chassis mountable MPO interface. It is a self-contained, electrical to optical converter, which requires no internal fiber management or handling. All modules include state of the art LightABLE™ optical packaging technology. The SNAP12 high-speed rugged modules are used extensively in commercial aerospace for IFEC (in-flight entertainment and connectivity) applications, high-performance computers, and industrial equipment.

Performance: up to 10.3125 Gbps/channel
Proven: thousands used in IFEC and industrial applications
Reliable: rugged construction to provide long life and consistent service
Easy to use: Plug & Play – Standard MPO/MTP® optical interconnect
Interoperable: SNAP12 MSA compliant
Commercial (0°C to 70°C) operating temperature range

Configurations

12-channel transmitter
12-channel receiver

Applications

SNAP application

The use of the SNAP12 brings numerous advantages over traditional copper interconnects such as:

Ability to distribute uncompressed video
Reduced wiring and system weight
Fault tolerance
EMI/EMC and lightning tolerane

Drawing of SNAP12 — Drawing of SNAP12 module. Dimensions are given in mm.

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