High-performance packaging of gigabit data communication optical modules

Packaging technology is described for the DM-1062 gigabit optical module. This module is the IBM offering to comply with ANSI XT39.3 Fiber Channel Standard (FCS) for 1.0625 Gb/s optoelectronic transceiver with integrated serializer/deserializer functions. Performance data for this module is discussed as well as extensions of this technology to lower cost optical devices.