Optical modules are small, powerful devices that can transmit and receive data. In fiber optics, data is sent via an optical fiber in the form of pulses of light. This data travels at very high speeds and across extremely long distances. The transceiver is an important part of a fiber optic network because it’s used to convert electrical signals to light signals and vice versa. They can either be plugged into or embedded into a network device that is able to send and receive signal.
Package |
DataRate |
Type |
Wavelength |
Interface |
Distance |
QSFP28 SR4 |
100G |
MM |
850nm |
MPO |
100M |
QSFP28 LR4 |
100G |
SM |
LAN WDM |
LC |
10km |
QSFP28 ER4 Lite |
100G |
SM |
LAN WDM |
LC |
30km |
QSFP28 ER4 |
100G |
SM |
LAN WDM |
LC |
40km |
QSFP28 ZR4 |
100G |
SM |
LAN WDM |
LC |
80km |
QSFP28 PSM4 |
100G |
SM |
1310nm |
MPO |
2km |
QSFP28 CWDM4 |
100G |
SM |
CWDM |
LC |
2km |
QSFP+ SR4 |
40G |
MM |
850nm |
MPO |
150M |
QSFP+ LR4 |
40G |
SM |
CWDM |
LC |
10km |
QSFP+ ER4 |
40G |
SM |
CWDM |
LC |
40km |
QSFP+ ZR4 |
40G |
SM |
CWDM |
LC |
80km |
SFP+ SR |
6.5G/8.5G/10G |
MM |
850nm |
LC |
300M |
SFP+ LR |
6.5G/8.5G/10G |
SM |
1310nm |
LC |
10km |
SFP+ ER |
10G |
SM |
1550nm |
LC |
40km |
SFP+ ZR |
10G |
SM |
1550nm |
LC |
80km |
SFP+ BIDI |
10G |
SM |
1270/1330nm |
LC |
10km |
SFP+ BIDI |
10G |
SM |
1270/1330nm |
LC |
40km |
SFP+ BIDI |
10G |
SM |
1490/1550nm |
LC |
80km |
XFP SR |
10G |
MM |
850nm |
LC |
300M |
XFP LR |
10G |
SM |
1310nm |
LC |
10km |
XFP ER |
10G |
SM |
1550nm |
LC |
40km |
XFP ZR |
10G |
SM |
1550nm |
LC |
80km |
XFP BIDI |
10G |
SM |
1270/1330nm |
LC |
10km |
XFP BIDI |
10G |
SM |
1270/1330nm |
LC |
40km |
XFP BIDI |
10G |
SM |
1490/1550nm |
LC |
80km |
SFP SX |
155M/1.25G/4.25G |
MM |
850nm |
LC |
300M |
SFP LX |
155M/1.25G/4.25G |
SM |
1310nm |
LC |
10km |
SFP EX |
155M/1.25G/4.25G |
SM |
1550nm |
LC |
40km |
SFP ZX |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1550nm |
LC |
80km-150km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1310/1550nm |
LC |
10km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1310/1550nm |
LC |
40km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1310/1550nm |
LC |
80km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1310/1490nm |
LC/SC |
10km/40km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1310/1550nm |
LC/SC |
10km/40km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1490/1550nm |
LC |
80km-120km |
SFP BIDI |
155M/1.25G |
SM |
1490/1570nm |
LC |
80km |
SFP+ |
10G |
SM |
CWDM |
LC |
5km-80km |
SFP |
1.25G |
SM |
CWDM |
LC |
40km-160km |
SFP+ |
10G |
SM |
DWDM |
LC |
40km-80km |
SFP |
1.25G |
SM |
DWDM |
LC |
40km-160km |
Copper module is also called the fiber port convert copper port module. It is a module that supports hot plugging and is in the form of SFP or SFP+. And The connector type is RJ45. In addition, since SFP copper module provides 10/100/1000Base-TX throughput up to 100m and SFP+ module provides 100/1000/10000Base-TX throughput up to 80m, the copper SFP module is mainly used for short-distance data transmission.
Package |
DataRate |
Interface |
Distance |
SFP copper module |
1000M |
RJ45 |
100m |
SFP copper module |
10/100/1000M |
RJ45 |
100m |
SFP+ copper module |
100/1000/10000M |
RJ45 |
30-80m |