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FULL DATA SHEET (PDF, 428kB) Download   E-Mail The MAX3863 is designed for direct modulation of laser diodes at data rates up to 2.7Gbps. An automatic power-control (APC) loop is incorporated to maintain a constant average optical power. Modulation compensation is available to increase the modulation current in proportion to the bias current. The optical extinction ratio is then maintained over temperature and lifetime. The laser driver can modulate laser diodes at amplitudes up to 80mA. Typical (20% to 80%) edge speeds are 50ps. The MAX3863 can supply a bias current up to 100mA. External resistors can set the laser output levels. The MAX3863 includes adjustable pulse-width control to minimize laser pulse-width distortion. The device offers a failure monitor output to indicate when the APC loop is unable to maintain the average optical power. The MAX3863 accepts differential CML clock and data input signals with on-chip 50Ω termination resistors. If a clock signal is available, an input data-retiming latch can be used to reject input pattern-dependent jitter. The laser driver is fabricated with Maxim's in-house second-generation SiGe process.

An evaluation kit is available:  MAX3863EVKIT  

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Single +3.3V Power Supply 58mA Power-Supply Current Up to 2.7Gbps (NRZ) Operation On-Chip Termination Resistors Automatic Power Control (APC) Compensation for Constant Extinction Ratio Programmable Modulation Current Up to 80mA Programmable Bias Current Up to 100mA 50ps Typical Rise/Fall Time Pulse-Width Adjustment Circuit Selectable Data-Retiming Latch Failure Detector Mark-Density Monitor Current Monitors ESD Protection		3.2Gbps Data Communications Add/Drop Multiplexers Digital Cross-Connects Long-Reach Optical Transmitters Section Regenerators SONET and SDH Transmission Systems WDM Transmission Systems

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