LT3571
75V DC/DC Converter
for APD Bias
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LT®3571 is a current mode step-up DC/DC converter
designed to bias avalanche photodiodes (APDs) in optical
receivers with an output voltage up to 75V. The LT3571
features a high side fixed voltage drop APD current moni-
tor with better than 10% relative accuracy over the entire
temperaturerange.Theintegratedpowerswitch,Schottky
diode and APD current monitor allow a small solution
footprint and low solution cost. It combines a traditional
voltage loop and a unique current loop to operate as
a constant-current source or constant-voltage source.
The inductor-based topology ensures an input free from
switching noise. The integrated high side current monitor
produces a current proportional to the APD current with
better than 10% relative accuracy over four decades of
dynamic range in the input range of 250nA to 2.5mA. This
current can be used as a reference to provide a digitally
programmed output voltage via the CTRL pin. The LT3571
is available in the tiny footprint (3mm × 3mm) 16-lead
QFN package.
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High APD Voltage: Up to 70V
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Integrated Schottky Diode
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75V, 370mA Internal Switch
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High Side Fixed Voltage Drop APD Current Monitor
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Adjustable Frequency: 250kHz to 2MHz
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Frequency Synchronization
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Wide V Range: 2.7V to 20V
IN
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Constant-Voltage and Constant-Current Regulation
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Programmable Current Limit Protection
Surface Mount Components
Low Shutdown Current <1μA
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Internal Soft-Start
Internal Compensation
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CTRL Pin Allows Output Adjustment with
No Polarity Inversion
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3mm × 3mm 16-Lead QFN Package
APPLICATIONS
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APD Bias
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PIN Diode Bias
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Optical Receivers and Modules
Fiber Optic Network Equipment
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
45V Low Noise APD Bias Power Supply
APD Bias Ripple
10μH
V
IN
5V
V
SW
IN
V
OFF ON
1μF
OUT
SHDN
20Ω
V
REF
50V
500μV/DIV
CTRL
LT3571
MONIN
10nF
R
T
1M
SYNC
FB
GND MON
APD
20.5k
3571 TA01b
I
= 1mA
500ns/DIV
APD
12.1k
1MHz
49.9Ω
45V
0.1μF
10k
0.1μF
10nF
3571 TA01a
3571fa
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