EL6274C - Product Brief
4-Ch Laser Diode Driver + Oscillator
Features
General Description
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The EL6274C is a four channel laser diode current amplifier that pro-
vides controlled current to a grounded laser diode. The four amplifiers
can provide 140mA per channel of DC or pulsed current. Channels 2,
3, and 4 should be used as the write channels, with switching speeds of
approximately three nanosecond rise/fall time. All four channels are
summed together at the IOUT output, allowing the user to create multi-
level waveforms in order to optimize laser diode performance. The
level of the output current is set by an analog voltage applied to an
external resistor which converts the voltage into a current at the IIN pin
(virtually ground). The current seen at this pin is then amplified by
• Voltage-controlled output current
source of 140mA per channel,
requiring one external set resistor
per channel
• Current-controlled output current
source of 140mA per channel
• Rise time = 3.0ns
• Fall time = 3.5ns
• On chip oscillator with frequency
and amplitude control by use of
external resistors to ground
100X to become a current source at pin IOUT
.
An on-chip 500MHz oscillator is provided to allow output current
modulation when in any mode. This is turned on when the OSCEN pin
is held high. Complete control of amplitude and frequency is set by
two external resistors connected to ground at pins RFREQ and RAMP
(see graphs in this data sheet for further explanation).
• Oscillator to 500MHz
• Oscillator to 100mA pk/pk
• Single +5V supply (±10%)
• Current amplification = 100
• Disable feature for power-up
protection and power savings
• TTL/CMOS control signals
Output current pulses are enabled when an ‘L’ signal is applied to the
OUTEN pin. No output current flows when OUTEN is ‘H’, and addi-
tional laser diode protection is provided since the OUTEN input will
float high when open. Complete IOUT shutoff is also achieved by hold-
ing the ENABLE pin low, which will override OUTEN control pins.
Applications
• CD-RW applications
• Writable optical drives
• Laser diode current switching
The external resistors allow the user to accurately and independently
set each amplifier transconductance by applying a voltage to each
resistor, without restriction on the voltage range, thus ensuring broad
voltage DAC compatibility. Alternatively, the IIN pin can be biased
from a current DAC or other current source.
Ordering Information
Connection Diagram
Part No
Temp. Range
Package
Outline #
GND 1
IINR
GND 3
IIN2
RFREQ 5
24 GND
23 VCC
EL6274CU
0°C to +70°C
QSOP-24
MDP0040
2
22 VCC
4
21 IOUT
20 IOUT
19 GND
18 RAMP
17 ENABLE
16 OSCEN
15 VCC
IIN3
IIN4
6
7
8
9
OUTENR
OUTEN2
OUTEN3 10
OUTEN4 11
GND 12
14 VCC
13 GND
Note: All information contained in this data sheet has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication; however, this data sheet cannot be a “controlled document”. Current revisions, if any, to these
specifications are maintained at the factory and are available upon your request. We recommend checking the revision level before finalization of your design documentation.
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