VITESSE
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Advance Product Information
3.125Gb/s CML Limiting Amplifier with LOS Detect
and Laser Driver with Automatic Power Control
VSC7960
Features
Applications
• 3.3V Power Supply
• SONET/SDH at 622Mb/s, 1.244Gb/s, 2.488Gb/s
and 3.125Gb/s
• Laser Driver AC-Coupled to Laser Diode
• Full-Speed Fibre Channel (1.062Gb/s)
• Programmable Laser Driver Modulation Current
from 5mA to 60mA
• Programmable Laser Driver Bias Current from
1mA to 100mA
• Laser Driver Enable Control
• Automatic Optical Average Power Control
• Supply Current of 80mA
• CML Limiting Amplifier Outputs
• Packages: 48-Pin TQFP, Bare Die
General Description
The VSC7960 is a single 3.3V supply combination limiting amplifier and laser diode driver for
SONET/SDH applications up to 3.125Gb/s. The limiting amplifier features Loss of Signal (LOS) detect, output
offset correction, and optional output squelch. Laser driver data inputs accept differential PECL signals and the
output modulation and bias currents are easily controlled via external components. The laser diode driver Auto-
matic Power Control (APC) loop maintains a constant average optical power over temperature and lifetime. The
dominant pole of the APC loop can be controlled with an external capacitor. Other features include enable con-
trol, short-circuit protection for the modulation and bias inputs, short rise and fall times, and failure-monitor
output to indicate when the APC loop is unable to maintain the average optical power. The VSC7960 is avail-
able in die form or in a 48-pin TQFP package. The VSC7962 provides similar features to the VSC7960 but the
limiting amplifier has PECL outputs.
Block Diagram
VSC7960
DATA+
DATA-
OUT+
OUT-
VSC7939
Laser Driver
LAO+
LAO-
VSC7959
Limiting Amplifier
IN+
IN-
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