Firecomms to Demonstrate Expanded Range of RedLink Optical Transmitters and Receivers at Electronica

CORK, Ireland - Nov. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Firecomms, a global leader in the optical component industry, is delighted to announce that at Electonica 2014 it will demonstrate an expansion of its RedLink® range of optical transmitters and receivers.

Having consolidated its position in the market, Firecomms is pushing forward to expand its range of features in the RedLink form factor.  The ability to switch 20V directly from a receiver output using integrated MOSFET technology is a first for optical products in this component space.

According to Michael O'Gorman, Vice-President of Marketing, “Our customers require lower pulse width distortion when switching 12V and 15V gate drive signals. Traditionally the rise and fall time is artificially high as a limiting resistor is required to protect the optical receiver. By integrating the current handling capacity of a MOSFET, the series resistance can be lowered, which in turn reduces pulse width distortion.”

Analog transceivers also are high on Firecomms’ list of offerings at Electronica 2014.  High performing analog RedLink devices are an important sensor requirement in many applications.

Says Firecomms CTO John Lambkin, “Analog links are becoming more important in the POF world as the GigE solutions currently emerging from the IEEE 802.3 GEP working group are based on multilevel encoding schemes requiring highly linear POF transceivers.”

Firecomms is now providing in RedLink the RCLED and photodiode options previously available in its world famous bare fiber OptoLock® connector.

“Providing the same optical components in a variety of connector options enables designers to leverage the exiting qualified cable assemblies and, when appropriate, embrace new solution options such as bare POF links,” comments Hsin China, CEO of Firecomms.

For additional information, visit www.firecomms.com or the Firecomms stand, Hall A4 Booth 260, in Munich, Germanyon November 11 – 14, 2014.

About Firecomms Ltd.

Firecomms, a global leader in the provision of fiber optic solutions and optical transceivers, skilfully combines state-of-the-art compound and silicon semiconductor technology with inventive small-scale integration to develop products that drive communications networks in power and energy, industrial, transportation, medical and consumer markets.

A global multinational company, Firecomms is jointly headquartered in Cork, Ireland and Tongxiang, China with additional facilities in the USA, Shanghai and Southeast Asia. To learn more about how Firecomms can help your business, please visit www.firecomms.com.