Avago Technologies has launched what’s said to be the industry’s first 10Gb/s Ethernet SFP+ SR (short reach) optical transceiver.
At the core of the AFBR-700SDZ is its own 850nm VCSELs. These VCSELs leverage technology from Avago’s reliable 4G VCSEL design, which has undergone over 2 billion device hour testing with no failures. The AFBR-700SDZ also uses multimode fiber, which enables the SFP+ transceiver to extend coverage up to 300 meters.
Avago’s optical transceiver supports the SFF-8431 specification for enhanced 10 Gb SFP+ as well as the SFF-8472 specification for DMI in optical transceivers. The ROHS 6 (restrictions of hazardous substances) compliant, lead-free AFBR-700SDZ delivers real-time temperature, supply voltage, laser bias current, laser average output power and received input power information through a two-wire interface. The digital diagnostic interface also adds the ability to disable the transmitter, monitor for transmitter faults and monitor for receiver loss of signal.
Avago Technologies, www.avagotech.com.
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Avago’s smaller transceivers increase networking port density and consumers lower power.
