General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Ferrous metal casing/ Metal wiring and parts/ Synthetic connector, wire covering and parts/ Paper label

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

1.5 cm

Width

1.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

2003+

Canada

Designed at Nortel optical lab at 3500 Carling Ave., Ottawa, this fibre optic device went into production at Nortel's Paignton, UK facility in 2002. Production continued with a new model designation AT10GC after Bookham Technology's purchase of Nortel's optical components division. including the Paignton facility, later that year. The AT10GC was still in production in 2005 and sold for about $200. Its main application was in metropolitan (metro) fibre optic networks.

Function

A device used to detect an incoming optical signal, convert it to an electrical signal and amplify the output in a fibre optic network..

Technical

This is a third generation receiver designed for the OC192 optical network standard. Operating at 10 Gbps, it consists of two integrated circuits in a single package: an Indium phosphide (InP) APD detector and a silicon germanium (SiGe) amplifier. An APD detector, or avalanche photodiode, has an internal region where the detected current is boosted by the application of a high negative bias voltage. Compated to the first generation NT8L73PA (a pin detector), this device has a lower power consumption and only 1/10 the volume. Because it can be surface mounted, assembly on a circuit board is easier and cheaper.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Black lettering on label reads on one side 'BOOKHAM/ TECHNOLOGY/ Date 0322 Rel B03/ Made in England' and on other side 'Type AT10GC/ Serial MSA101226.001'

Missing

Unknown

Finish

Gold coloured casing/ White wire covering with blue joiner/ Blue and white connector/ Plated guards

Decoration

N/A