
Avago Technologies
- 3 -
AFBR-59E4APZ-HT
Data Sheet
Application Information
Application Information
The Applications Engineering group is available to assist you
with the technical understanding and design trade-offs
associated with these transceivers. You can contact them
through your Avago sales representative.
The following information is provided to answer some of the
most common questions about the use of these parts.
Transceiver Optical Power Budget versus
Link Length
Optical Power Budget (OPB) is the available optical power for a
fiber optic link to accommodate fiber cable losses plus losses
due to in-line connectors, splices, optical switches, and to
provide margin for link aging and unplanned losses due to
cable plant reconfiguration or repair.
Avago. LED technology has produced 1300 nm LED devices
with lower aging characteristics than normally associated with
these technologies in the industry. The industry convention is
1.5 dB aging for 1300 nm LEDs. The 1300 nm Avago LEDs are
specified to experience less than 1 dB of aging over normal
commercial equipment mission life periods. Contact your
Avago sales representative for additional details.
Recommended Handing Precautions
Avago recommends that normal status precautions be taken in
the handling and assembly of these transceivers to prevent
damage, which may be induced by electrostatic discharge
(ESD). The AFBR-59E4APZ-HT transceiver meets Jedec
JESD22-A114 Class 2 products.
Care should be used to avoid shorting the receiver data or
signal detect outputs directly to ground without proper
current limiting impedance.
Solder and Wash Process Compatibility
The transceivers are delivered with protective process plugs
inserted into the LC receptacle.
This process plug protects the optical subassemblies during
wave solder and aqueous wash processing, and acts as a dust
cover during shipping.
These transceivers are compatible with either industry
standard wave or hand solder processes.
Shipping Container
The transceiver is packaged in a shipping container designed
to protect it from mechanical and ESD damage during
shipment of storage.
Board Layout – Decoupling Circuit,
Ground Planes and Termination Circuits
To achieve optimum performance from these transceivers, do
take care in the layout of your circuit board. Figure 2 provides a
schematic for a recommended termination circuit that works
well with these parts, It is further recommended that a
contiguous ground plane be provided in the circuit board
directly under the transceiver to provide a low-inductance
ground for signal return current. This recommendation is in
keeping with good high frequency board layout practices.
Figure 3 shows a recommended power supply filter.
Board Layout – Hole Pattern
The Avago transceiver complies with the circuit board
“Common Transceiver Footprint” hole pattern defined in the
multisource announcement that defined the 2 × 5 package
style (except for the position of one housing lead as shown in
Figure 5). This drawing is reproduced in Figure 5 with the
addition of ANSI Y14.5M compliant dimensioning to be used as
a guide in the mechanical layout of your circuit board. Figure 5
illustrates the recommended panel opening and the position
of the circuit board with respect to this panel.
Regulatory Compliance
These transceiver products are intended to enable commercial
system designers to develop equipment that complies with the
various international regulations governing certification of
Information Technology Equipment. See the Regulatory
Compliance Table for details. Additional information is
available from your Avago sales representative.