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Maxim Integrated |
19-0322; Rev 0; 10/94
1GHz Transimpedance Preamplifier
with 25dB Dynamic Range
_______________General Description
The MAX3260 high-speed transimpedance amplifier is
ideally suited for Fibre Channel and SDH/SONET appli-
cations. An extended dynamic range makes the
MAX3260 useful in optical receiver systems with as
much as 25dB of input signal range. A DC-restore feed-
back network prevents amplifier saturation in all Fibre
Channel applications by allowing input currents as high
as 900µA to be amplified linearly. To reduce noise, the
restore function is disabled at low input levels, allowing
detection of signals as small as 2.4µA with a signal-to-
noise ratio of 10.
The filter output (FILTER) of the MAX3260 provides a
convenient voltage source for a photodiode, especially
when the circuit will be placed into a TO-style header
with the photodiode. The filter output is connected to
VCC through a 1kΩ on-chip resistor. In combination
with a bypass capacitor, the filter function significantly
reduces the amount of noise present at the cathode of
the photodiode.
The MAX3260 operates from a single +5V supply con-
suming only 115mW of power when the output is AC
coupled. With 50Ω output termination, it consumes less
than 300mW of power.
________________________Applications
High-Speed Fiber Optics
531Mbps and 1062Mbps Fibre Channel
622Mbps SDH/SONET
Current-to-Voltage Converters
PIN-Preamp Headers
____________________________Features
o 1GHz Bandwidth
o Single 5V Supply
o 25dB Dynamic Range
o Optimized for TO-Style Header
______________Ordering Information
PART
MAX3260C/D
TJ RANGE
0°C to +100°C
PIN-PACKAGE
Dice
___________________Chip Topography
VCCB 1
I IN FILTER N.C. VOUT
14 13 12 11
0.040"
(1.016mm)
10 GND
__________Typical Operating Circuit
FILTER
VOUT
IIN MAX3260
VCC GND
Zo = 50Ω
DOUT+
LIMITING
AMPLIFIER
MAX3262
DOUT-
DIN-
50Ω
+5V
VCCB 2
VCCA 3
VCCA 4
5
N.C.
0.040"
(1.016mm)
6
GND
TRANSISTOR COUNT: 16
SUBSTRATE CONNECTED TO GND
9 GND
8 GND
7 GND
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1GHz Transimpedance Preamplifier
with 25dB Dynamic Range
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply Voltage, VCCA, VCCB to GND ...............................0V, 6V
Input Current, IIN, FILTER ..................................................1.5mA
Input Bias Voltage, VIN ......................................................0V, 6V
Output Voltage, VOUT ........................................................0V, 6V
Operating Junction Temperature Range ...........-55°C to +150°C
Processing Temperature..................................................+400°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC = +5V, output terminated with 50Ω to ground, 100% tested, TJ = +27°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
DC SPEPCAIFRICAAMTEITOENRS
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
Input Bias Voltage
VIN
DC-Restore Time Constant
tDC
Filter Resistor Value
RFILTER
Supply Current
IVCC 50Ω load to ground
DC Transimpedance
IIN > 400µA
IIN < 100µA
DC-Restore Activation Current IRESTORE
AC SPECIFICATIONS (Not production tested)
Small-Signal Transimpedance
GT
-3dB Bandwidth
BWU
Peak Input Current
IIN
Pulse-Width Distortion
PWD (Notes 1, 2, 3)
Input Referred Current Noise
INRMS (Notes 2, 4)
Power-Supply Rejection Ratio
PSRR
Output Resistance
ROUT
MIN
MIN
750
-400
-2400
TYP
TYP
1.6
1
56
-2000
350
MAX
MAX
1250
70
UNITS
UNITS
V
µs
Ω
mA
-1600
V/A
µA
-2400
0.8
-2000
1.0
21
3
-1600
900
100
240
V/A
GHz
µA
ps
nA
dB
Ω
Note 1: Input is a square wave with 0.5GHz frequency and <200ps rise time.
Note 2: External capacitance on the input ≤ 0.4pF.
Note 3: Pulse-width distortion measured at the 50% level of the output pulses: Input is 900µA, zero-peak.
Note 4: Output noise is measured through a four-pole Bessel filter with -3dB bandwidth of 800MHz.
Noise is then referred to the input by dividing the DC transimpedance.
__________________________________________Typical Operating Characteristics
(TJ = +27°C, unless otherwise noted.)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
68
DC TRANSFER FUNCTION
2.0
67 1.8
66 1.6
65 1.4
64 1.2
63 1.0
62 0.8
61 0.6
60 0.4
59 0.2
58
0
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
FREQUENCY (MHz)
0
0 200 400 600 800 1000
IIN (µA)
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