HFBR-4503Z

Best Way to Use POF for 5V TTL Serial:

TX Side (Microcontroller)
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MCU TX ──► HFBR-1521 (Transmitter)
GND ─────┬──────────────────────┐
Vcc (5V) ──────────────────────►

RX Side (Receiver)
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POF Fiber ──► HFBR-2521 (Receiver)
Output ─────► MCU RX
GND ─────────┴──────────────────

🧩 2. Integrated Fiber Optic Transceivers

These are dedicated fiber optic ICs that handle the light/electrical signal conversion for analog or digital baseband signals — suitable for video.

🔹 Avago HFBR-0500 Series (Now Broadcom)

  • HFBR-1521 – Transmitter
  • HFBR-2521 – Receiver

✔ Features:

  • Accept analog or digital signals (bandwidth limited to ~50 MHz)
  • Compatible with 1 mm Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
  • Accepts TTL or analog-like baseband signals
  • Can work with buffered composite/S-video signals

Note: For pure analog video, you’ll need pre-emphasis or buffering before the transmitter to match signal levels.

HFBR series

HFBR-4501 / HFBR-4511 == TX / RX

HFBR-4503 / HFBR-4513 == TX / RX

HFBR-4531 / HFBR-4533 == TX / RX

HFBR-4532 / HFBR-4532 == TX / RX

HFBR-4506

HFBR-4516

HFBR-4505对接器(灰色) / HFBR-4515对接器(蓝色)

AFBR-0553Z Evaluation Kit

DC-to-50 MBd 650-nm Link with RSSI Versatile Link Fiber Optic Evaluation Kit

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