Agilent HFBR-0501 Series
Versatile Link Plastic Fiber Optic
Transmitter and Receiver
Reliability Data Sheet
Introduction
Agilent Technologies’ quality
system includes an ongoing
reliability monitor program to
generate a data base from which
this reliability data sheet is
published.
Transmitter Reliability
The HFBR- 15xx transmitters
incorporate a GaAsP LED emitter
and an optical lens system. The
molded plastic lens of the package
increases the power transmitted to
the fiber.
High Temperature Operating Life
(HTOL) is used to characterize
transmitter reliability in severe
applications over time. The stress
conditions in Agilent’s reliability
testing are accelerated using a
150 mA peak forward current at
1 kHz square wave with 50% duty
factor at 85°C.
Reliability performance observed
on HFBR-1521 applies to the other
HFBR-15xx part numbers listed
above by physical similarity.
Temperature cycling is also
performed in reliability monitor
testing. Table 5 shows available
results on other reliability tests.
The data in Table 5 not included in
Agilent’s ongoing reliability
monitor testing plan was taken
from device or process
qualification.
Reliability Prediction Model
The reliability prediction model
used to project failure rate and
mean time to failure (MTTF) at
various temperatures shown in the
second table assumes an
exponential cumulative failure
function (constant failure rate).
The Arrhenius temperature de-
rating equation is used. Agilent
assumes no failure mechanism
change between stress and use
conditions. A conservative
activation energy of 0.43 eV was
used and is derived from
MIL-HDBK-217 for hybrid devices.
Confidence intervals are based
upon the chi-squared prediction
method associated with
exponential distributions.
Transmitters:
HFBR-1521, 1522, 1524, 1531, 1532
Receivers:
HFBR-2521, 2522, 2524, 2531, 2532
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