Strange extinction ratio value with SM transceiver

Aug 06, 2005 0 Replies

Hi,



I am working with a board hosting a SM 1310 nm 2x10 SFF transceiver. I put a scope capable of receiving an optical link and noticed the max power is about 600uW and the min power is 300uW. This makes a very poor extinction ratio (about 4) instead of the 8.2dB announced on the datasheet. Does anyon have an idea about the reason for this behavior ?


Best regards,



JF



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