Optical Modulator Driver with
Internal Attenuator and Power Detector
Data Sheet
HMC7810A
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
32.0 Gbps maximum data rate
13 ps typical output rise time and fall time
28 GHz bandwidth
Self biased, no power sequencing required
Adjustable gain
DD
PEAK DETECTOR
(VDET, VREF)
V
DD_EXTP
HMC7810A
BIAS TEE
Integrated output peak detector
Low power consumption
INP
OUTP
0.5 W with 3.3 V positive/negative external supply voltage
0.44 W with 2.5 V positive/negative external supply voltage
Use with compact bias tee: 1 inch × 0402 + 1 inch × 0603,
SMT only
16-terminal, 2.9 mm × 2.9 mm, leadless chip carrier (LCC)
package
OUTN
INN
BIAS TEE
Differential balanced outputs
V
DD_EXTN
ATTENUATOR AMPLITUDE
CONTROL
(VCTL)
CONTROL
(VC)
GND
APPLICATIONS
Figure 1.
Communication infrastructure: 400 G 16 QAM, 100 G
DP-QPSK pluggable optical modules in CFP/CFP2
Broadband gain stage and pre-amplifiers
Broadband test and measurement equipment
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The HMC7810A is a differential input and differential output,
broadband linear amplifier, capable of driving a differential
indium phosphate (InP) Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator for
data center interconnect fiber optics or silicon photonics, or
driving a single-ended, electroabsorption modulated laser
(EML) modulator for short reach or metro applications. The
HMC7810A supports data rates up to 32.0 Gbps with a gain
flatness of up to 20 GHz. The integrated peak detector at the
output enables system designers to maintain constant output by
adjusting the gain of the amplifier via the VCTL pin through an
external automatic gain control (AGC) circuit. The IC provides
module designers with scalable supplies for optimizing power
dissipation vs. required linearity. The IC is in a 2.9 mm ×
2.9 mm leadless chip carrier (LCC) package and requires an
external bias tee. The differential input and differential are
externally ac-coupled. No power supply sequencing is required.
Rev. 0
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