AFBR-0544Z Evaluation Kit for the

AFBR-5972Z Fiber Optic Transceiver

Application Note 5532

Evaluation Board

The AFBR-0544Z evaluation board gives the system

designer a convenient means to evalute the performance

of the Avago AFBR-5972Z fiber optic transceiver module,

as well as future compatible products.

As shown in Figure 1, the evaluation board is mounted with

an AFBR-5972Z module, four SMA connectors for differen-

tial input/output signals, a 2-pin header for measuring RF

differential signals using a differential probe, and three 2

mm jacks for the 3.3 V supply voltage and signal detect

(SD).

This application note describes the evaluation printed

circuit board (PCB), the test equipment, and the methods

for evaluating optical and electrical characteristics of the

the AFBR-5972Z transceiver module.

Figure 1. Evaluation board for the AFBR-5972Z transceiver module

Application Note Outline

1. Evaluation kit

2. Evaluation PCB description

3. Electro-optical test configurations

4. Evaluation board schematic and bill of materials

(BOM)

1. Evaluation kit

The AFBR-0544Z evaluation kit includes:

(a) Evaluation board with AFBR-5972Z module, four

SMA connectors, 2-pin header and three 2 mm jack

connectors and electronic components mounted on

bottom side of PCB

(b) 1 m simplex POF cable (NA = 0.5)

- P/No. HFBR-RNS001Z

(c) AFBR-4526Z duplex connector for AFBR-5972Z

(d) 1 m POF, with two AFBR-4526Z duplex connectors

- P/No. HFBR-RSD001Z

(To demonstrate only the mechanical properties of

the duplex connector)

Not included in the evaluation kit are:

(a) 3.3 V DC power supply and power supply cables

(b) Digitial multimeter

(c) MPI 1632C Digital Data Analyzer (Pattern generator)

(d) SDA 600A serial data analyzer (Oscilloscope)

(e) Femto (O/E) converter

(f) Differential probe