3.2Gbps, Low-Power, Compact,
SFP Laser Driver
MAX736
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +2.97V to +3.63V, T = -40°C to +85°C. Typical values are at V
= +3.3V, I
= 20mA, I = 30mA, T = +25°C, unless
MOD A
A
CC
BIAS
otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
Current into OUT+, R = 15ꢀ,
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
L
5
5
60
V
and V
ꢂ 0.6V (DC-coupled)
OUT-
OUT+
Modulation Current Range
I
mA
P-P
MOD
Current into OUT+, R = 15ꢀ,
L
85
V
and V
ꢂ 2.0V (AC-coupled)
OUT-
OUT+
MODULATOR
5mA ꢁ I
ꢁ 10mA
70
79
85
85
95
91
MOD
Modulation Current Gain
G
(Note 3)
A/A
MOD
10mA ꢁ I
ꢁ 85mA
MOD
Modulation Current Gain Stability
Modulation Current Gain Linearity
10mA ꢁ I
10mA ꢁ I
ꢁ 85mA (Notes 4, 5)
ꢁ 85mA (Note 5)
-4.4
-3.3
+4
%
%
MOD
+3.3
MOD
I
I
I
I
I
= 0.15mA; I
= 0.7mA
2.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
BIASSET
BIASSET
BIASSET
BIASSET
BIASSET
MODSET
= I
= I
= I
= I
= 0.15mA
= 0.4mA
= 0.6mA
= 0.9mA
1.4
1
MODSET
MODSET
MODSET
MODSET
Bias Current Gain and
Modulation Current Gain
Matching (Notes 5, 7)
%
1
1
Modulation OFF Current
Rise Time
I
DIS asserted high
100
80
80
μA
ps
ps
MODOFF
t
R
20% to 80%; 10mA ꢁ I
80% to 20%; 10mA ꢁ I
ꢁ 60mA (Note 5)
ꢁ 60mA (Note 5)
48
58
MOD
Fall Time
t
F
MOD
10mA ꢁ I
ꢁ 60mA; 2.67Gbps;
ꢁ 60mA; 3.2Gbps;
ꢁ 60mA; 155Mbps;
MOD
16
17
30
38
38
223-1 PRBS
10mA ꢁ I
MOD
ps
P-P
K28.5 pattern
Deterministic Jitter
(Notes 5, 8)
10mA ꢁ I
MOD
223-1 PRBS
10mA ꢁ I
ꢁ 60mA; 3.2Gbps; K28.5;
ꢁ 60mA (Note 5)
MOD
6.3
0.6
ps
ps
T
A
= +100°C
Random Jitter
10mA ꢁ I
1
MOD
RMS
Note 1: Specifications at -40°C are guaranteed by design and characterization.
Note 2: Maximum value is specified at I
= 60mA and IBIAS = 100mA. BC_MON connected to V
.
CC
MOD
Note 3: Modulation current gain, G
, is defined as G
= I
/ I
. Bias current gain, G
, is defined as G
=
BIAS
MOD
MOD
MOD MODSET
BIAS
I
/ I
. The nominal gain is measured at V
= +3.3V and T = +25°C.
CC A
BIAS BIASSET
Note 4: Gain stability is defined as [(Gain) - (Nom_Gain)] / (Nom_Gain) over the listed current range, temperature, and supply
variation. Nominal gain is measured at V = +3.3V, T = +25°C. The voltage at the BC_MON pin must not exceed 1.39V.
CC
A
Note 5: Guaranteed by design and characterization; see Figure 2.
Note 6: V
turn-on time must be less than 0.8s, DC-coupled interface.
CC
Note 7: The gain matching is defined as ABS [(G
/G
- G
/G
)/(G
/G
)] over the specified
MOD BIAS
MODNOM BIASNOM
MODNOM BIASNOM
temperature and voltage supply range.
Note 8: For supply noise tolerance, noise is added to the supply (100mV ) up to 2MHz; see Figure 3.
P-P
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