11.3 Gbps, Active Back-Termination,
Differential Laser Diode Driver
Data Sheet
ADN2531
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
3.3 V operation
Up to 11.3 Gbps operation
Typical 26 ps rise/fall times
Bias current range: 10 mA to 100 mA
Differential modulation current range: 10 mA to 80 mA
Voltage input control for bias and modulation currents
Data inputs sensitivity: 150 mV p-p differential
Automatic laser shutdown (ALS)
Crosspoint adjustment (CPA)
The ADN2531 laser diode driver can work with directly
modulated laser diodes, including vertical-cavity surface-emitting
laser (VCSEL), Fabry-Perot (FP) lasers, and distributed feedback
(DFB) lasers, with a differential loading resistance ranging from
5 Ω to 140 Ω. The active back-termination in the ADN2531
absorbs signal reflections from the laser diode side of the output
transmission lines, enabling excellent optical eye quality even when
the TOSA end of the output transmission lines is significantly
mismatched. The ADN2531 is a SFP+ MSA-compliant device,
and small package and enhanced ESD protection provides the
optimum solution for compact modules in which laser diodes
are packaged in low pin-count optical subassemblies.
VCSEL, FP, DFB laser support
SFF/SFP/XFP/SFP+ MSA compliant
Optical evaluation board available
Compact, 3 mm × 3 mm LFCSP
The modulation and bias currents are programmable via the
MSET and BSET control pins. By driving these pins with control
voltages, the user has the flexibility to implement various average
optical power and extinction ratio control schemes, including a
closed-loop or a look-up table control. The automatic laser shut-
down (ALS) feature allows turning the bias on and off while
simultaneously modulating currents by driving the ALS pin with
a low voltage transistor-to-transistor logic (LVTTL) source.
APPLICATIONS
Optical transmitters, up to 11.3 Gbps, for SONET/SDH,
Ethernet, and Fibre Channel applications
SFF/SFP/SFP+/XFP/X2/XENPAK/XPAK MSA compliant
300-pin optical modules, up to 11.3 Gbps
The product is available in a space-saving, 3 mm × 3 mm LFCSP
package and operates from −40°C to +100°C.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
VCC
CPA
ALS
VCC
ADN2531
VCC
IMODP
IMODN
50Ω 50Ω
I
100Ω
MOD
VCC
GND
DATAP
DATAN
CROSSPOINT
ADJUST
IBMON
IBIAS
400Ω
800Ω
200Ω
200Ω
200Ω
10Ω
MSET
GND
BSET
Figure 1.
Rev. C
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