Laser Diode Driver
with Light Power Control
a
AD9661A
and fall times are 2 ns to complement printer applications that
use image enhancing techniques such as pulse width modula-
tion to achieve gray scale and resolution enhancement. Control
signals are T T L/CMOS compatible.
FEATURES
< 2 ns Rise/ Fall Tim es
Output Current: 120 m A
Single +5 V Pow er Supply
Sw itching Rate: 200 MHz typ
Onboard Light Pow er Control Loop
T he driver output provides up to 120 mA of current into an
infrared N type laser, and the onboard disable circuit turns off
the output driver and returns the light power control loop to a
safe state.
APPLICATIONS
Laser Printers and Copiers
T he AD9661A can also be used in closed-loop applications in
which the output power level follows an analog POWER LEVEL
voltage input. By optimizing the external hold capacitor and
the photo detector, the loop can achieve bandwidths as high as
25 MHz.
GENERAL D ESCRIP TIO N
T he AD9661A is a highly integrated driver for laser diode appli-
cations such as printers and copiers. T he AD9661A gets feed-
back from an external photo detector and includes an analog
feedback loop to allow users to set the power level of the laser,
and switch the laser on and off at up to 100 MHz. Output rise
T he AD9661A is offered in a 28-pin plastic SOIC for
operation over the commercial temperature range (0°C to
+70°C).
FUNCTIO NAL BLO CK D IAGRAM
TTL
TTL
DISABLE
CIRCUIT
DISABLE
*13ns DELAY ON RISING
EDGE; 0ns ON FALLING
PULSE
HOLD
PULSE2
TTL
TTL
*
DELAY
CAL
VOLT
V
REF
REF
+5V
POWER
LEVEL
ANALOG
LASER
DIODE
PHOTO
DETECTOR
V
+ V
REF
LEVEL SHIFT IN
V1
3–120mA
LEVEL
5pF
1:10
SHIFT OUT
I
OUTPUT
OUT
LEVEL
SHIFT
CIRCUIT
LEVEL
SHIFT IN
REF
8
DAC
0–1.6V
AD9661A
GAIN
50Ω
C
R
GAIN
GAIN
SENSE IN
1.0V
ANALOG
1:1
I
I
MONITOR
MONITOR
POWER
MONITOR
V
REF
REV. 0
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