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App Note 4227: HFAN-02.7.0 Reducing Laser Driver Output Noise When No Input Signal Is Applied
App Note 4222: How to Interface the DS1863/DS1865/DS1875 to a Compact Laser Driver
App Note 4221: How to Optimize Avalanche Photodiode (APD) Bias Range Using a DS1841 Logarithmic Resistor
App Note 4196: How to Program the Bias DAC in Manual Mode for the DS1863/DS1865 PON Controllers
App Note 4157: Enhanced RSSI Calibration for APDs Using the DS1864
App Note 4122: Simple Regulator Provides Constant Voltage for High-Side Current Monitors
App Note 4110: DS1865 Quick Reference Guide
App Note 4101: Differentiating Digital Potentiometer Features
App Note 4094: HFRD-30.1: SFP+ Host Board
App Note 4077: How to Interface the DS1862 to a Laser Driver with an Integrated APC Loop
App Note 4057: How to Increase the Operating Speed on the MAX4007
App Note 4052: Quick Reference Guide to the DS1863 Memory Map
App Note 4051: Using an Analog Voltage to Control a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4002: Understanding Flip-Chip and Chip-Scale Package Technologies and Their Applications
App Note 3993: HFRD-26.0: GEPON SFF Host Board
App Note 3953: Side-by-Side Comparison of Fiber-Monitoring and Control ICs
App Note 3934: HFRD-20.2: 1310nm XFP Uncooled EML Transceiver
App Note 3933: HFRD-25.1: Ultra Low-Cost GEPON SFF ONT
App Note 3927: MAX3643: Generating a TX Power Monitor in Burst Mode Applications (Using MAX3643 and the DS1863 or DS1865)
App Note 3926: HFRD-22.3: Modular GPON (MOGPON) ONT
App Note 3923: Connecting Multiple DS1859 Devices on the Same I²C Bus
App Note 3903: Using Internal Calibration and Right Shifting (Scalable Dynamic Ranging) on the DS1863/DS1865 to Enhance ADC Performance
App Note 3899: Frequency Calculator for the DS1086L
App Note 3897: How to Calibrate a DS1862 Using an External Temperature Sensor
App Note 3896: HFTA-14.0 Design Challenges of GPON FEC Receivers
App Note 3890: Using the DS28CZ04 in an Active Copper SFP Cable Assembly
App Note 3833: MAX3654: Obtaining Larger Output Signals in GPON ONT Video Applications Using the MAX3654
App Note 3812: HFRD-22.2: Modular GPON (MOGPON) ONT
App Note 3766: HFTA-12.0: Measuring Crosstalk Penalty in High-Speed Bidirectional Serial Communication Modules
App Note 3751: How to Program a Device Using the File Tab in the DS185XEVKIT
App Note 3749: A Quick-Start Guide to DS1862 Packet-Error Checking
App Note 3742: MAX3735A: Special Considerations When Interfacing the MAX3735A to the DS1859
App Note 3736: How to Test the Crystal's Power Level in the MAX9485
App Note 3730: HFRD-19.2: 850nm XFP Transceiver
App Note 3726: MAX3905: MOST Automotive Transmitter Using the MAX3905 and an ULM Photonics VCSEL
App Note 3725: HFAN-02.6.0: Reducing Noise and Wander in Low-Speed (<622Mbps) Optical Transmitters
App Note 3694: How to 'Center' a Down-Dithering EconOscillator
App Note 3669: Power-Sensing Circuit Breaker Breaks New Ground
App Note 3647: HFRD-10.4: 1244Mbps/1244Mbps GPON ONT with Video Overlay
App Note 3617: Using the DS4303 to Bias LDMOS RF Power Amps
App Note 3611: Integrated DC Logarithmic Amplifiers
App Note 3600: HFRD-21.0: 2.5Gbps Cooled TOSA Evaluation Board (Includes MAX3735A Laser Driver and MAX8521 TEC Controller)
App Note 3596: MAX3740: The MAX3740/MAX3795 Laser Driver Average Power Monitors (PWRMON)
App Note 3582: Replacing Crystals and Ceramic Resonators with Silicon Oscillators
App Note 3544: HFRD-06.0: FR4 XFP Host board
App Note 3540: HFRD-18.0: High-Frequency XFP Host Board
App Note 3516: MAX3656: Optimizing the MAX3656 Output Network for Long Laser Leads in GPON/GEPON Application
App Note 3512: Automotive Applications for Silicon Spread-Spectrum Oscillators
App Note 3496: HFRD-10.2: 622Mbps/1244Mbps GPON ONT
App Note 3494: The Basics of Anti-Aliasing: Using Switched-Capacitor Filters
App Note 3481: Using the DS1859 with External EEPROM
App Note 3454: HFRD-14.0: Multirate (1Gbps to 4.25Gbps) 850nm Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver
App Note 3451: HFRD-16.0: 1Gbps to 4.25Gbps Active Copper SFP Cable Assembly
App Note 3437: Solutions for Integrated Clock Sources Using the MAX9489/MAX9471 Multiple-Output Clock Generators
App Note 3432: MAX3991: Accurate Loss-of-Signal Detection in 10Gbps Optical Receivers using the MAX3991
App Note 3427: Interfacing the DS1859 Digitally Controlled Resistors to the MAX3735 Laser Driver
App Note 3408: DS1856 Internal Calibration and Right Shifting (Scalable Dynamic Ranging)
App Note 3391: How to Use the DS185xEVKIT to Evaluate the DS1856
App Note 3381: HFAN-03.2.0: Improving Noise Rejection of a PIN-TIA ROSA
App Note 3377: Maxim Wafer-Level Package Assembly Guide
App Note 3376: HFRD-15.0: High-Frequency SFP Host Board (Includes Integrated RS-232 to I²C Conversion)
App Note 3359: Clock (CLK) Jitter and Phase Noise Conversion
App Note 3342: MAX3656: Using the MAX3656 Laser Driver to Transmit Serial Digital Video with Pathological Patterns
App Note 3317: Adding Windows NT/2000/XP Support to the AN3315 Parallel-Port 2-Wire Software
App Note 3315: Writing Parallel-Port 2-Wire Software in C
App Note 3290: HFAN-04.5.3: A Stressed Source for Testing 4Gbps 850nm FC Receivers
App Note 3258: HFTA-08.0: Receivers and Transmitters in DWDM Systems
App Note 3257: Using DS3902 in Low Cost Optical Modules
App Note 3252: How to Add an Offset to the DS1859 Temperature Reading
App Note 3239: HFAN-02.5.0: Single-Ended vs Differential Methods of Driving a Laser Diode
App Note 3238: MAX3905: Output Current Calculator for the MAX3905
App Note 3230: How to Use a PC's Parallel Port to Communicate with 2-Wire Devices
App Note 3175: Base-Station RF Power-Amplifier Biasing
App Note 3125: MAX3610: MAX3610 Synthesizer-Based Crystal Oscillator Enables Low Cost, High-Performance Clock Sources
App Note 3090: Range/Resolution Considerations with External Resistors Using the DS1870
App Note 3089: The Mechanics of the DS1870 Look Up Table
App Note 3080: Accurate Power Control of the MAX3740 Laser Driver
App Note 3077: A Digitally Controllable Lowpass Filter Using a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 3015: MAX3735A: MAX3735A Laser Driver Output Configurations, Part 4: Driving VCSELS
App Note 2946: MAX3645: Using the MAX3645 as a Pin-for-Pin Replacement of the Mindspeed MC2045-2/2Y
App Note 2931: HFTA-09.0: T3/E3/STS-1 Fiber Optic Extension
App Note 2930: HFAN-02.4.0: Over-Voltage Protection for SFP Laser Drivers [Application Brief]
App Note 2863: The Effects of Adjusting the DS1086L's Dither Span and Dither Frequency on EMC Measurements
App Note 2858: DS1859 Internal Calibration and Right Shifting (Scalable Dynamic Ranging)
App Note 2703: MAX3735A: Laser Driver Output Configurations, Part 3: Differential Drive
App Note 2360: HFRD-05.0: Multi-Rate (1Gbps - 3.2Gbps) 850nm Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver
App Note 2154: Microcontroller Clock—Crystal, Resonator, RC Oscillator, or Silicon Oscillator?
App Note 2135: HFRD-04.0: 2.7Gbps, 1310nm Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver
App Note 2111: MAX3735A: MAX3735A Laser Driver Output Configurations, Part 1: DC-Coupled Optimization Techniques
App Note 2099: DS1847/DS1848 Online Interactive Temperature Calculator
App Note 1995: Using Spread Spectrum Oscillators to Reduce Radiated Emissions in Consumer Products
App Note 1993: MAX3872: Choosing an Optimal Filter Capacitor for the MAX3872 Multi-Rate CDR
App Note 1938: HFAN-03.0.2: Optical Receiver Performance Evaluation
App Note 1937: HFAN-02.3.3: Optimizing the Resolution of Laser Driver Current Settings Using a Linear Digital Potentiometer
App Note 233: Regenerating the DS1847/DS1848 Resistor Calibration Constants
App Note 1916: An Introduction to Jitter in Communications Systems
App Note 238: 2-Wire Controlled Digital DIP Switch Using the DS3904
App Note 237: Introduction of the DS1847 for Industrial Controls
App Note 1908: MAX3735: Using the MAX3735 in a Small Form Factor (SFF) Transceiver Module
App Note 235: Using Spare NV Digital Pots as NV Digital Configuration Bits
App Note 232: Using the DS1086 as a Microcontroller Clock to Reduce EMI
App Note 1816: HFAN-02.0.2: Laser Diode to Single-Mode Fiber Coupling Efficiency: Part 1 - Butt Coupling
App Note 230: EconOscillator Comparison
App Note 228: How to Interpret DS1854, DS1857, and DS1858 Temperature and Voltage Readings
App Note 226: Step-Up DC-DC Converter Calibration and Adjustment Using a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 225: Using Digital Potentiometers in Adjustable Step-Down DC-DC Converter Designs
App Note 1794: Interfacing Digitally Controlled Pots and Resistors to Laser Drivers
App Note 1788: HFAN-06.2: IBIS Data for CML, PECL, and LVDS Interface Circuits
App Note 1769: Behind the Light Show in Optical Transceivers
App Note 1766: HFRD-03.0: Multi-Rate (1Gbps - 2.7Gbps) Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transmitter
App Note 1752: Applying HSTL Signals to PECL Input Devices
App Note 1747: MAX3735: Choosing the APC Loop Capacitors Used with MAX3735/MAX3735A SFP Module Designs
App Note 1738: HFAN-09.0.4: NRZ Bandwidth - LF Cutoff and Baseline Wander
App Note 220: Decoupling Requirements for the DS1077/DS1085 EconOscillators
App Note 218: DS1086 Frequency Calculator and Frequency Calculation Algorithm
App Note 216: How to Interpret DS1847/DS1848 Temperature Readings
App Note 215: 2-Wire Communication Using LabVIEW
App Note 1183: MAX3861: Configuring the MAX3861 AGC Amp as an SFP Limiting Amplifier with RSSI
App Note 210: Implementing Internal Calibration Using the DS1858
App Note 209: How Delay Lines Work
App Note 174: Monitor Calibration in Fiber Optic Applications
App Note 1151: HFRD-02.0: 2.5Gbps Small Form Factor (SFF) Transmitter
App Note 1119: HFAN-02.2.1: Maintaining the Extinction Ratio of Optical Transmitters Using K-Factor Control
App Note 1102: HFAN-09.0.3: APON Class A, B, & C Physical Layer Requirements
App Note 207: DS1845/DS1855 Temperature Coefficient Analysis
App Note 206: Using a PC's RS-232 Serial Port To Communicate with 2-Wire Devices
App Note 1093: HFAN-02.3.2: Maintaining Average Power and Extinction Ratio, Part 2, MAX3863 Laser Driver and DS1847 Digital Resistor
App Note 1092: HFAN-02.3.1: Maintaining Average Power and Extinction Ratio, Part 1, Slope Efficiency and Threshold Current
App Note 200: A Programmatic Approach to Calculating DS1085 Programmable-Oscillator Register Values
App Note 1078: MAX3670: Loop Bandwidth Calculator for the MAX3670
App Note 166: Interfacing Digitally Controlled Potentiometers and Resistors to Laser Drivers
App Note 1065: MAX3274: MAX3274 Optimizes Dual-Rate, Fibre Channel Receivers
App Note 1010: Methods of Controlling Laser Drivers: POTs and DACs
App Note 182: Frequency Calculator for the DS1085/DS1085L EconOscillator
App Note 995: MAX3892: 2.7Gbps Transponder Applications Using the MAX3892, MAX3882, and MAX3670 Chipset
App Note 987: HFAN-04.0.4: Jitter in Digital Communication Systems, Part 2
App Note 985: HFAN-09.0.2: Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio and the Q-Factor in Fiber-Optic Communications Systems
App Note 984: HFAN-02.0.1: Parasitic Inductance Effects in 10Gbps Fiber Optic Design
App Note 181: DS1847/DS1848 Temperature Coefficient Supplement
App Note 895: HFAN-03.1.1: Digitally Programmable Low-Noise Avalanche Photo Detector (APD) Bias Circuit
App Note 167: Considerations for the DS1847/DS1848 Look-Up Tables
App Note 878: MAX3865: The MAX3865 Laser Driver with Automatic Modulation Control
App Note 274: HFAN-02.0: Interfacing Maxim Laser Drivers With Laser Diodes
App Note 870: HFAN-09.0.1: NRZ Bandwidth - HF Cutoff vs. SNR
App Note 607: HFAN-03.0.0: Accurately Estimating Optical Receiver Sensitivity
App Note 794: HFAN-04.0.3: Jitter in Digital Communication Systems, Part 1
App Note 593: Dallas Semiconductor Digital Potentiometers: Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 630: HFAN-08.0.1: Understanding Bonding Coordinates and Physical Die Size
App Note 1019: MAX3867: Modification of the MAX3867 for Burst-Mode Applications
App Note 1032: MAX3670: Loop-Filter Configuration for the MAX3670 Low-Jitter PLL Reference Clock Generator
App Note 596: HFAN-02.2.0: Extinction Ratio and Power Penalty
App Note 1089: HFAN-05.1.0: Single-Ended and Differential S-Parameters
App Note 472: MAX3930: Simulating Direct Laser Modulation with the MAX3930
App Note 462: HFAN-04.0.2: Converting between RMS and Peak-to-Peak Jitter at a Specified BER
App Note 460: HFAN-03.0.1: Setting a LOP (Loss of Power) Threshold Level Equivalent to a BER Level of 10-3
App Note 1095: HFTA-05.0: Statistical Confidence Levels for Estimating BER Probability
App Note 264: MAX3831: Disabling the Channel-Assignment Feature of the MAX3831
App Note 697: Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Technology Enhances Radio Front-End Performance
App Note 242: MAX3667: Driving A Laser Diode With the MAX3667 From A Single +3.3V Power Supply