Overview
Features and Benefits
- Fully Compliant with SFP and SFF-8472 MSAs
- Programmable Modulation Current from 10mA to 60mA (DC-Coupled)
- Programmable Modulation Current from 10mA to 85mA (AC-Coupled)
- Programmable Bias Current from 1mA to 100mA
- Edge Transition Times <51ps
- 27mA (typ) Power-Supply Current
- Multirate 155Mbps to 2.7Gbps Operation
- Automatic Average Power Control
- On-Chip Pullup Resistor for TX_Disable
- 24-Pin 4mm x 4mm QFN package
Product Details
The MAX3735A is a +3.3V laser driver for SFP/SFF applications from 155Mbps up to 2.7Gbps. The device accepts differential input data and provides bias and modulation currents for driving a laser. DC-coupling to the laser allows for multirate applications and reduces the number of external components. The MAX3735A is fully compliant with the SFP MSA timing and the SFF-8472 transmit diagnostic requirements.
An automatic power-control (APC) feedback loop is incorporated to maintain a constant average optical power over temperature and lifetime. The wide modulation current range of 10mA to 60mA (up to 85mA AC-coupled) and bias current of 1mA to 100mA make this product ideal for driving FP/DFB laser diodes in fiber-optic modules. The resistor range for the laser current settings is optimized to interface with the DS1858 SFP controller IC.
The MAX3735A provides transmit-disable control, a single-point latched transmit-failure monitor output, photocurrent monitoring, and bias-current monitoring to indicate when the APC loop is unable to maintain the average optical power.
The MAX3735A is available in a 4mm x 4mm TQFN package and operates over the extended temperature range of -40°C to +85°C.
Applications
- 1G/2G Fibre Channel SFF/SFP Optical Transceiver Modules
- Gigabit Ethernet SFF/SFP Transceiver Modules
- Multirate OC-3 to OC-48 FEC SFF/SFP Transceiver Modules
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Evaluation Kits (1)
Documentation & Resources
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MAX3735A Reliability Data1/12/2023PDF93K
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HFTA-12.0: Measuring Crosstalk Penalty in High-Speed Bidirectional Serial Communication Modules2/27/2006
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HFAN-02.6.0: Reducing Noise and Wander in Low-Speed (<622Mbps) Optical Transmitters12/13/2005
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Interfacing the DS1859 Digitally Controlled Resistors to the MAX3735 Laser Driver12/23/2004
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HFAN-02.5.0: Single-Ended vs Differential Methods of Driving a Laser Diode5/25/2004
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MAX3735A: MAX3735A Laser Driver Output Configurations, Part 4: Driving VCSELS2/11/2004
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MAX3735A: Laser Driver Output Configurations, Part 3: Differential Drive9/12/2003
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MAX3735A: Laser Driver Output Configurations, Part 1: DC-Coupled Optimization Techniques6/5/2003
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MAX3735: Choosing the APC Loop Capacitors Used with MAX3735/MAX3735A SFP Module Designs11/26/2002
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