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CSX400 and CSX400-DC User’s Guide 219
Table 30 Transmitter Power
Parameter Typical Value
Worst
Case
Worst
Case
Budget
Typical
Budget
50/125 µm fiber -13.0 dBm -15.0 dBm 13.0 dB 17.5 dB
62.5/125 µm fiber -10.0 dBm -12.0 dBm 16.0 dB 20.5 dB
100/140 µm fiber -7.0 dBm -9.0 dBm 19.0 dB 23.5 dB
Error Rate Better than 10
-10
NOTE
The transmitter power levels and receive sensitivity levels listed are Peak Power Levels
after optical overshoot. A Peak Power Meter must be used to correctly compare the
values given above to those measured on any particular port. If Power Levels are being
measured with an Average Power Meter, then 3 dBm must be added to the
measurement to correctly compare those measured values to the values listed
(i.e., -30.5 dBm peak = -33.5 dBm average).