Extended reach XFP transceiver with integrated forward error correction

An extended reach 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) transceiver, comprising:

• circuitry communicatively coupled to an XFP-compliant host device, the circuitry configured to perform forward error correction within the extended reach XFP transceiver in a transparent manner to the XFP-compliant host device;
• a transmitter communicatively coupled to the circuitry, the transmitter configured to perform extended reach without amplification or dispersion compensation;
• a receiver communicatively coupled to the circuitry;
• and
• a module housing in which the circuitry, the transmitter, and the receiver are disposed, wherein the module housing is pluggable in an XFP-compliant host device,
• wherein the transmitter comprises a standard negatively chirped laser designed for 80 km transmission distance with a wavelength between 1480 nm and 1533 nm, and wherein the receiver comprises an avalanche photodiode.

A 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module, comprising:

• an XFI interface to an XFP-compliant host device;
• integrated circuitry coupled to the XFI interface, the integrated circuitry configured to perform forward error correction within the 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module in a transparent manner to the XFP-compliant host device;
• a transmitter coupled to the integrated circuitry, the transmitter comprising a standard negatively chirped laser with a wavelength between 1480 nm and 1533 nm;
• and
• an avalanche photodiode receiver coupled to the integrated circuitry;
• wherein the 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module is configured for up to 120 km reach on single mode fiber without external amplifiers or dispersion compensation.