Product Brief

Intel® Ethernet SFP28 Optics

Network Connectivity

Intel® Ethernet SFP28 Optics

Intel® Ethernet SFP28 Optics deliver a proven reliable

solution for deployments of high-density Ethernet

Key Features Overview

• Hot-pluggable SFP28 optical Intel® Ethernet SFP28 Optics are an excellent choice for high-speed
transceivers communications equipment where extraordinary performance and
• Support for commercial and reliability are essential. These hot-pluggable optical modules consume
extended temperature ranges low-power and are offered in the extended temperature range.
• RoHS 6 compliant (lead-free)
When used with Intel® Ethernet Network Adapters with SFP28
connectivity, these optics provide more secure connections for
virtualization, flexibility for LAN and SAN networking, and consistently
reliable performance.
Fiber optics are more immune to harsh environmental factors. The light
used for data transmission does not carry an electrical current so it cannot
be impacted by electrical transmissions or radio frequency interference.
Also, light has a superior signal strength that is near impervious to
unwanted network taps.
General Specifications
Module Form Factor Network Standards Physical Layer Interface Product Order Code
SFP28 - short range 10G/25GBASE-SR (Commercial) E25GSFP28SR

SFP28 - short range 25GBASE-SR (Extended Temp) E25GSFP28SRX

SFP28 - long range 25GBASE-LR (Extended Temp) E25GSFP28LRX

Airflow and Module Specifications

SFP28 Module Specifications Electrical: SFF-8402, SFF-8431
I2C Register Interface: SFF-8472 Rev 12.0

Airflow Refer to the Ethernet network adapter product brief for specific airflow and
temperature recommendations

SR Optical Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Transmitter
Average Output Power: 50 or 62.5 MMF POUT -8.4 2.4 dBm 1

Optical Wave Length λ 840 860 nm

Spectral Width (RMS) Δλrms 0.60 nm

Optical Modulation amplitude (OMA) OMA -6.4 3 dBm

Transmitter and Dispersion Penalty TDP dBm

25.78 Gb/s 5 2
10.3 Gb/s 2.5 3
Relative Intensity Noise RIN -128 dB/Hz

Extinction Ratio ER 2

Receiver
Stressed Receiver Sensitivity OMA Sensitivity RxSENS 5.6 dBm
@ 25.78 Gb/s
Average Receiver Power RxMAX -11 3 dBm

Unstressed Receiver OMA Sensitivity @ 10.3 Gb/s RxSENS -11.1 dBm

Stressed Receiver Sensitivity (OMA) 10.3 Gb/s RxSENS2 -7.5 dBm

Optical Center Wavelength λC 840 860 nm

Optical Return Loss 12 dB

LOS Assert LOSA -30 dBm

LOS De-Assert LOSD -13 dBm

Loss Hysteresis 0.5 dB

Notes:
1. Class 1 Laser Safety limit per FDA/CDRH, and EN (IEC) 60825 laser safety standards.
2. Informative Only.
3. The TDP transversal filter should be scaled from SR: for 100m OM3 and 0.65nm spectral bandwidth, the TDP filter should have tap
separation of 21ps. This would introduce ~0.3dB eye closure penalty.

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SR Electrical Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Supply Voltage Vcc 3.15 3.46 V

Supply Current Icc 350 mA 1

Transmitter
Input Differential Impedance Rin 100 2.4 Ω 2

Single-ended Data Input Swing Vin,pp 90 800 mV

Transmit Disable Voltage VD 2 Vcc VA 3

Transmit Enable Voltage VEN Vee Vcc+0.8 V

Transmitter and Dispersion Penalty TDP dBm

25.78 Gb/s 5 2
10.3 Gb/s 2.5 3
Receiver
Single-ended Data Output Swing Vout,pp 185 425 mV 4

LOS Fault VLOS fault 2 VccHOST V 5

LOS Normal VLOS norm Vee Vee+0.8 V 5

Power Supply Rejection PSR 100 mVpp 6

Notes:
1. With established link. The total power dissipation can exceed 1 W when the module is attempting to establish link at operating case
temperature below 25 °C.
2. Connected directly to Tx data input pins. AC coupling from pins into laser driver IC.
3. Or open circuit.
4. Into 100 Ω differential termination.
5. LOS is an open collector output. Should be pulled up with 4.7 K – 10 KΩ on the host board. Normal operation is logic 0; loss of signal is logic 1.
Maximum pull-up voltage is 5.5V.
6. Receiver sensitivity is compliant with power supply sinusoidal modulation of 20 Hz to 1.5 MHz up to specified value applied through the
recommended power supply filtering network.

SR Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Maximum Supply Voltage Vcc -0.5 4.0 V

Storage Temperature TS -40 85 °C

Case Operating Temperature Tcase 0 70 °C

Relative Humidity (non-condensing) RH 0 85 %

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SR Specifications
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Bit Rate BR 25.78 Gb/s

BR 10.3125 Gb/s
Bit Rate Error Ratio BER 10-12 1,4
10-8 2
5E(-5) 3
Fiber Length on 50/125μm high-bandwidth (OM3/M5E) L 30 m 1
MMF 50 m 2
70 m 3
100 m 4
Fiber Length on 50/125μm high-bandwidth (OM4/M5F) L 40 m 1
MMF 70 m 2
100 m 3
Notes:
1. From power on and end of any fault conditions.
2. After internal AC coupling. Self-biasing 100 Ω differential input.
3. 10 MHz-to-11.1 GHz range.
4. Hit ratio = 5 x 10E-5.

SR Environmental Specifications
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Units Note

Case Operating Temperature Top 0 70 °C

Storage Temperature Tsto -40 85 °C

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SRX Optical Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Transmitter 850nm VCSEL

Average Launch Power POUT -8.4 2.4 dBm

Average Launch Power (Laser Off) POFF -30 dBm

Optical Center Wave Length λ 840 850 860 nm

Spectral Width (RMS) Δλ 0.60 nm

Dispersion Penalty DP 4.3 dB

Optical Return Loss Tolerance ORL 12 dB

Extinction Ratio ER 2 dB

Receiver 850nm PIN/TIA CW Mode

Optical Center Wave Length λ 840 850 860 nm

Receiver Sensitivity OMA PIN

25Gb -10.3 2.4 dBm 1

Stressed Receiver Sensitivity (OMA) PIN(OMA)

25Gb -5.2 dBm 1

Receiver Optical Overload PIN(SAT) 3 dBm

Receiver Reflectance RFL -12 dB

LOS Assert PA -30 dBm

LOS De-Assert PD -12 dBm

LOS Hysteresis PHy 0.5 dB

Notes:
1. BER<5x10 -5, PRBS 231-1

SRX Electrical Characteristics

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Supply Voltage Vcc 3.14 3.3 3.46 V

Supply Current IIN 300 mA

Transmitter
Input Differential Impedance ZIN 100 Ω

Differential Data Input Swing VIN 200 1000 mV

Transmit Disable Voltage VD 2.0 VccT+0.3 V

Transmit Enable Voltage VEN -0.3 0.8 V

Receiver
Output Differential Impedance ZOUT 300 850 Ω

Differential Data Output Swing VOUT 100 mV

LOS Assert Voltage VLOSA 2.0 Vcc+0.3 V

LOS De-Assert Voltage VLOSD -0.3 0.4 V

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SRX Specifications
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Bit Rate BR 25.78 Gb/s

25Gb Effective Reach/50μm (OM3) MMF L 30 m 1

70 m 2
25Gb Effective Reach/50μm (OM4) MMF L 70 m 3
100 m 4
Notes:
1. 2000MHz-km BER<1x10 -12, PRBS 231-1
2. 2000MHz-km BER<5x10 -5, PRBS 231-1
3. 4700MHz-km BER<1x10 -12, PRBS 231-1
4. 4700MHz-km BER<5x10 -5, PRBS 231-1

SRX Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Maximum Supply Voltage Vcc 0 3.6 V

Storage Temperature Tstg -40 85 °C

Relative Humidity - Storage RHs 0 95 %

Relative Humidity - Operating RHO 0 85 %

SRX Environmental Specifications

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Units Note

Case Operating Temperature Tcase 0 25 85 °C 1

Storage Temperature Tstg -40 85 °C

Notes:
1. Temperature Range = E

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LRX Optical Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Transmitter 1310nm DML

Average Launch Power POUT -7 2 dBm

Average Launch Power (Laser Off) POFF -30 dBm

Optical Center Wave Length λ 1295 1325 nm

Spectral Width (RMS) Δλ 1 nm

Dispersion Penalty DP 2.7 dB

Optical Return Loss Tolerance ORL 20 dB

Extinction Ratio ER 3.5 dB

Transmitter Output Eye IEEE802.3bm

Receiver PIN/TIA

Optical Center Wave Length λ 1260 1355 nm

Receiver Sensitivity OMA PIN(OMA)

25Gb -12 dBm 1

Receiver Optical Overload PIN(SAT) 2 dBm

Receiver Reflectance RFL -26 dB

LOS Assert PA -30 dBm

LOS De-Assert PD -17 dBm

LOS Hysteresis PHy 0.5 5 dB

Notes:
1. BER<5x10 -5, PRBS 231-1

LRX Electrical Characteristics

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Supply Voltage Vcc 3.14 3.3 3.46 V

Supply Current IIN 310 mA

Transmitter
Input Differential Impedance ZIN 100 Ω

Differential Data Input Swing VIN 200 800 mV

Transmit Disable Voltage VD 2.0 VccT+0.3 V

Transmit Enable Voltage VEN 0 0.8 V

Receiver
Differential Data Output Swing VOUT 200 800 mV

Rx Differential Output Impedance ZOUT 100 Ω

LOS Assert Voltage VLOSA 2.0 Vcc+0.3 V

LOS De-Assert Voltage VLOSD VEE VEE+0.4 V

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LRX Specifications
Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Data Rate BR 25.78 Gb/s

LRX Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Note

Storage Ambient Temperature Tstg -40 +85 °C 1

Relative Humidity - Storage RHs 0 95 % 1

Relative Humidity - Operating RHO 0 85 % 1

Module Supply Voltage Vcc 0 3.6 V 1

Notes:
1. Exceeding the Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause irreversible damage to the device. The device is not intended to be operated under the
condition of simultaneous Absolute Maximum Ratings, a condition which may cause irreversible damage to the device.

LRX Environmental Specifications

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Units Note

Case Operating Temperature Tcase 0 25 85 °C 1

Storage Temperature Tstg -40 85 °C

Notes:
1. Temperature Range = E

Regulatory Compliance Warranty

Transceivers are Class 1 Laser Products and comply with US FDA Intel® Ethernet Optics have a limited warranty of three years
regulations. These products are certified to meet the Class 1 eye from the date of shipment.
safety requirements of EN (IEC) 60825 and the electrical safety
requirements of EN (IEC) 60950. Copies of certificates are available
from Intel Corporation upon request.
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