
_______________General Desc ription
The MAX3261 is a complete, easy-to-program, single
+5V-powered, 1.25Gbps laser diode driver with com-
plementary enable inputs and automatic power control
(APC). The MAX3261 accepts differential PECL inputs
and provides complementary output currents. A tem-
perature-stabilized reference voltage is provided to
simplify laser current programming. This allows modu-
lation current to be programmed up to 30mA and bias
current to be programmed up to 60mA with two exter-
nal resistors.
Complementary enable inputs allow the MAX3261 to
interface with open-fiber-control architecture—a feature
not found in other 1.25Gbps laser diode drivers.
An APC circuit is provided to maintain constant laser power
in transmitters that use a monitor photodiode. Only two
external components are required to implement the APC
function.
The MAX3261’s fully integrated feature set includes a
TTL-compatible laser failure indicator and a program-
mable slow-start circuit to prevent laser damage. The
slow-start is preset to 50ns and can be extended by
adding an external capacitor.
________________________Applic ations
Laser Diode Transmitters
531Mbps and 1062Mbps Fibre Channel
622Mbps SDH/SONET
Gigabit Ethernet
__________________Pin Configuration
____________________________Features
o
Rise Times Less than 250ps
o
Differential PECL Inputs
o
Single +5V Supply
o
Automatic Power Control
o
Temperature-Compensated Reference Voltage
o
Complementary Enable Inputs
______________Ordering Information
M
S ingle +5V, Fully Integrated,
1.25Gbps Laser Diode Driver
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1
TQFP
TOP VIEW
IMODSET
IBIASSET
IBIASFB
OSADJ
VREF1
V
CC
B
IBIASOUT
ENB+
GNDA
IPIN
SLWSTRT
GNDB
VREF2
IPINSET
GNDA
FAILOUT
V
C
A
V
C
A
O
G
O
G
V
C
A
G
V
G
V
C
B
V
G
V
C
B
G
E
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
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MAX3261
19-0323; Rev 4; 8/97
PART
MAX3261CCJ
MAX3261ECJ
MAX3261E/D
0°C to +70°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
TEMP. RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
32 TQFP
32 TQFP
Dice*
MAX3261
+5V
+5V
+5V
+5V
OUT+
OUT-
2.7k
IPIN
PECL
INPUTS
TOOPEN
FIBER
CONTROL
IBIASOUT
FAILOUT
IBIASFB
OSADJ
IMODSET
IPINSET
IBIASSET
V
CC
A V
CC
B
Z
O
= 25
MICROSTRIP
VIN+
VIN-
GND A
ENB+
GND B
ENB-
SLWSTRT
VREF1
VREF2
LASER
PHOTO-
DIODE
__________Typic al Operating Circ uit
*Dice are designed to operate over a -40°C to +140°C junction
temperature (Tj) range. Tested and guaranteed at Tj = +25°C.