Receiver & preamplifier, fibre optic

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OBJECT TYPE: semiconductor photodiode/APD/10Gbps
DATE: 2002
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0152.001

MANUFACTURER: Nortel Networks
MODEL: NTW606AE
LOCATION: Paignton, England

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General Information

Serial #: MSA00011.001
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: Nortel
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paignton

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Designed at Nortel optical lab at 3500 Carling Ave., Ottawa, this is a pre-production sample manufactured at Nortel's Paignton, UK facility in 2002. Production continued with a new model designation AT10GC [see 2006.0153) 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. Compared 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 'NORTEL/ NETWORKS/ Date 0233 Rel A01/ Made in England' and on other side 'Type NTW606AE/ Serial MSA00011.001'
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Gold coloured casing with plated parts/ Light grey wire covering with blue joiner/ Blue and yellow connector/ White label/ Plated guards
Decoration: N/A

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Nortel Networks, Receiver & preamplifier, fibre optic, 2002, Artifact no. 2006.0152, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2006.0152.001/

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