RF Optic have developed an innovative compact bidirectional (2way) RF over Fibre (RFoF) transceiver solution. It is comprised of an uplink of Tx and Rx (at 1550nm) and a downlink of Tx and Rx (at 1310nm). The transceiver employs WDM technology to use only 1 fibre link instead of 2.

The bidirectional modules are designed for applications where an uplink, as well as a downlink, are required such as Transmit/Receive antenna interfaces.

Both the Tx and Rx units include LNAs and variable attenuators that allow you to adjust the Noise Figure, Input P1dB, IP3 with wide dynamic range values. The LNA is operated through the Rf over Fibre Software allowing RF input power in the range of -100 dBm/1MHz for wide-band applications, with a low Noise Figure of 6 dB. The Rf over Fibre link has excellent gain flatness with 0.5dB gain tracking between different links. For special applications requiring temperature stability operation, a unique algorithm supporting 0.5 dB over 100°C has also been developed.

Applications include Defence, Broadcast, Satellite Communications, Marine, Mining, LMR, Telco LTE