The CO-RX-Cxx-10-FA from ID Photonics are Fiber Optic Receiver that operate at a wavelength of 1528 nm - 1568 nm. They have a responsivity of 0.035 A/W and bandwidths of 18 GHz, 20 GHz, 38 GHz, 40 GHz, 55 GHz & 60 GHz. These coherent fiber optic receivers have a polarization extinction ratio of 17 dB and VOA attenuation range of 10 dB. They have an optical return loss of 27 dB (at 1550 nm) with output return loss of 8 dB and phase angle error of ± 5 deg. These fiber optic receivers have an RF output swing of 600 mV and RF & DC common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) of -20 dBe.

The CO-RX-Cxx-10-FA have a low frequency cut-off of 1 MHz and total harmonic distortion (THD) of 5 %. They have a low frequency cut-off -3 dB of 1 MHz and an output impedance of 50 Ohms. These fiber optic receivers have an IQ Skew value of ± 3 ps and X to Y Skew value of ± 5 ps. They have an internal laser with an operating wavelength range of 1524.5 nm - 1572 nm and spectral linewidth of less than 100 kHz. These fiber optic receivers have a continuous channel spacing with frequency fine-tune resolution of 1 MHz and frequency fine-tune range of ± 6 GHz.

The CO-RX-Cxx-10-FA have a frequency accuracy of ± 0.3 GHz & ± 1.5 GHz and an optical power range of 10 dBm - 16 dBm with a power setting resolution of 0.01 dB. They have a side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 50 dB and RIN of up to -145 dB/Hz. These fiber optic receivers have a polarization-maintaining PANDA Fiber that support FC/APC & RF female connectors and can be controlled via USB & Ethernet interfaces. They have a high-bandwidth dual-polarization coherent receiver device and SCPI style remote control command set.

The CO-RX-Cxx-10-FA have a built-in Trans Impedance Amplifier, local oscillator laser source, and Web Server. They require an AC supply voltage of 100 V - 240 V, consumes 1 A of current, and dissipates 80 W of power. These fiber optic receivers are available in a module that measures 365 (L) mm x 275 (W) mm x 45 (H) mm and are ideal for optical frontend for oscilloscopes, testing of advanced optical modulation formats (e.g. QPSK, 16-QAM), reference receiver, testing coherent optical transmitters, DWDM transmission experiments for system design tests and coherent detection DSP design applications.