Optical Circulator

Optical Circulator for 40G QSFP / 100G QSFP28 Modules, 1310 

40G QSFP / 100G QSFP28 (1270, 1290, 1310, 1330) over a single fiber.

Optical circulator

Optical Circulator Application Diagram

40G QSFP optical circulator diagram

QSFP transceiver


40G QSFP LR4
100G QSFP28 CWDM4

QSFP-40G-LR4 1310 nm LC transceivers actually use four wavelengths rather than a single 1310 nm wavelength. These wavelengths are combined through a CWDM multiplexer (1270, 1290, 1310, 1330), which is why such modules are also referred to as QSFP-40G-CWDM4.

Circulator for 40G QSFP (1270nm, 1290nm, 1310nm, 1330nm)
Model Circulator Wavelength Connector
Circulator-40G QSFP 1310 1270nm,
1290nm,
1310nm,
1330nm
LC
Circulator (1310nm, 1490nm, 1550nm)

Optical circulator diagram

Model Circulator Wavelength Connector
Circulator-1310 1310nm any, LC, SC, ST, FC,…
Circulator-1490 1490nm any, LC, SC, ST, FC,…
Circulator-1550 1550nm any, LC, SC, ST, FC,…