Harmonic's MAXLink™ product line is a family of transmitters and optical amplifiers designed for 1550 nm-based network applications. The MAXLink system provides a cost-effective solution for a variety of applications and architectures, including long-haul transport that is beyond the reach of 1310 nm transmitters, and fiber-dense architectures that take advantage of high-power optical amplifiers. In addition, this system is ideally suited for new, evolving transport architectures such as redundant rings, broadcast layer transmission, and hub interconnects used in broadband networks.
The MAXLink product line includes slim 1-RU 19" rack-mountable transport devices, such as 1550 nm broadcast optical transmitters, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers and optical switches. The stand-alone 1-RU product design saves valuable rack space and operational costs since an additional platform and power supplies are not needed.
The high-performance HLT 7706R/7806R transmitter is designed for supertrunking or distribution applications where it is immediately followed by an optical amplifier. In supertrunking applications, an important component of the MAXLink system is the MAXLink Extender (HLE). The HLE enables a push-pull transmission architecture over two fibers, resulting in a CNR improvement of at least 3 dB and a CSO improvement of at least 6 dB (with respect to single-fiber performance).
