RoHS Compliant 4 Gb/s Fiber Optic Transceivers

"Agilent Technologies Inc. introduces a RoHS-compliant, multi mode fiber optic transceivers targeted at 4 Gb/s Fiber Channel storage networking applications such as Fiber Channel switches, disk arrays and host bus adapters. The small-form-factor SFF and SFP modules are fully compliant with the European Unions Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. Both the Agilent AFBR-59R5LZ in the 2 × 7 SFF package and AFBR-57R5APZ in the SFP package are compliant with ANSI (American National Standards Institute) FC-PI and FC-PI-2 physical layer standards and support Fiber Channel applications at 1, 2 and 4 Gb/s data rates. Their small form factor and desirable EMI performance enable high-density configurations. Both feature integrated diagnostic monitoring interface (DMI) capabilities per the SFF-8472 multi-source agreement, which allows users to monitor link quality during operation using the standard I2C interface." Source: fpnmag.com