Preliminary specification
Supersedes data of 1998 Jul 29
File under Integrated Circuits, IC19
1999 Aug 24
Philips SemiconductorsPreliminary specification
SDH/SONET STM1/OC3 laser drivers
FEATURES
• 155 Mbits/s data input,both Current-Mode Logic (CML)
and Positive Emitter Coupled Logic (PECL) compatible;
maximum 800 mV (p-p)
• Adaptive laser output control with dual loop, stabilizing
optical ONE and ZERO levels
• Optionalexternalcontroloflasermodulation and biasing
currents (non-adaptive)
• Automatic laser shutdown
• Few external components required
• Rise and fall times of 120 ps (typical value)
• Jitter <50 mUI (p-p)
• RF output current sinking capability of 60 mA
• Bias current sinking capability of 90 mA
• Power dissipation of 430 mW (typical value)
• Low cost LQFP32 plastic package
• Single 5 V power supply.
TZA3031AHL
• Laser alarm outputfor signalling extremely low and high
bias current conditions.
TZA3031BHL
TZA3031AHL; TZA3031BHL;
TZA3031U
APPLICATIONS
• SDH/SONET STM1/OC3 optical transmission systems
• SDH/SONET STM1/OC3 optical laser modules.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The TZA3031AHL, TZA3031BHL and TZA3031U are fully
integrated laser drivers for STM1/OC3 (155 Mbits/s)
systems, incorporating the RF path between the data
multiplexer and the laser diode. Since the dual loop bias
and modulation control circuits are integrated on the IC,
the external component count is low. Only decoupling
capacitors and adjustment resistors are required.
TheTZA3031AHL features analarm function for signalling
extreme bias current conditions. The alarm low and high
threshold levels can be adjusted to suit the application
using only a resistor or a current Digital-to-Analog
Converter (DAC).
The TZA3031BHL is provided with an additional RF data
input to facilitate remote (loop mode) system testing.
The TZA3031U is a bare die version for use in compact
laser module designs. The die contains 40 pads and
features the combined functionality of the TZA3031AHL
and the TZA3031BHL.
• ExtraSTM1 155 Mbits/s loop modeinput; both CML and
PECL compatible.
TZA3031U
• Bare die version with combined bias alarm and loop
mode functionality.
GND111ground
MONIN222monitor photodiode current input
GND333ground
IGM−−4not used; leave unbonded
TONE445connection for external capacitor used to set optical
TZERO556connection for external capacitor used to set optical
BGAP667connection for external band gap decoupling capacitor
V
CC(G)
V
CC(G)
GND8810ground
GND9911ground
V
V
CC(B)
CC(B)
101012supply voltage (blue domain)
GND111114ground
LAQ121215laser modulation output inverted
LA131316laser modulation output
GND141417ground
BIAS151518laser bias current output
GND161619ground
GND171720ground
GND−−21ground
ALARMHI18−22maximum bias current alarm reference level input
V
CC(R)
V
CC(R)
19−−supply voltage (red domain)
DLOOP−1924loop mode data input
V
CC(R)
20−−supply voltage (red domain)
DLOOPQ−2025loop mode data input inverted
V
CC(R)
ALARMLO21−27minimum bias current alarm reference level input
V
CC(R)
ONE222228optical ONE reference level input
ZERO232329optical ZERO reference level input
GND242430ground
GND252531ground
ALARM26−32alarm output
ENL−2633loop mode enable input
V
CC(R)
272734supply voltage (red domain)
PINPAD
DESCRIPTION
ONE control loop time constant (optional)
ZERO control loop time constant (optional)
778supply voltage (green domain)
−−9supply voltage (green domain)
−−13supply voltage (blue domain)
−1823supply voltage (red domain)
−−26supply voltage (red domain)
−21−supply voltage (red domain)
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TZA3031AHL; TZA3031BHL;
SYMBOL
TZA3031AHL TZA3031BHLTZA3031U
DIN282835data input
DINQ292936data input inverted
V
CC(R)
303037supply voltage (red domain)
ALS313138automatic laser shutdown input
GND323239ground
GND−−40ground
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PINPAD
ALS
GND
31
32
1
GND
GND
TONE
BGAP
CC(G)
GND
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TZA3031AHL
MONIN
TZERO
V
CC(R)
V
30
DINQ
29
DIN
28
CC(R)
V
27
ALARM
26
GND
25
DESCRIPTION
GND
24
ZERO
23
ONE
22
ALARMLO
21
V
20
CC(R)
V
19
CC(R)
ALARMHI
18
17
GND
TZA3031U
9
GND
10
CC(B)
V
11
GND
12
LAQ
Fig.3 Pin configuration of TZA3031AHL.
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LA
13
14
15
16
MBK846
GND
BIAS
GND
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GND
MONIN
GND
TONE
TZERO
BGAP
V
CC(G)
GND
GND
32
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
GND
CC(R)
ALS
V
31
30
TZA3031BHL
11
10
GND
CC(B)
V
DINQ
29
12
LAQ
DIN
28
13
LA
TZA3031AHL; TZA3031BHL;
TZA3031U
CC(R)
ENL
V
27
14
GND
26
15
BIAS
GND
25
16
GND
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
MBK845
GND
ZERO
ONE
V
CC(R)
DLOOPQ
DLOOP
V
CC(R)
GND
Fig.4 Pin configuration of TZA3031BHL.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The TZA3031AHL, TZA3031BHL and TZA3031U laser
drivers accept a 155 Mbits/s STM1 Non-Return to Zero
(NRZ) input data stream and generate an output signal
with sufficient current to drive a solid state Fabry Perot
(FP) or Distributed FeedBack (DFB) laser. They also
contain dual loop control circuitry for stabilizing the true
laser optical power levels representing logic 1 and logic 0.
The input buffers present a high impedance to the data
stream on the differential inputs (pins DIN and DINQ).
The input signal can be at CML level of approximately
200 mV (p-p) below the supply voltage, or at PECL level
upto800 mV (p-p).Theinputs can be configured to accept
CML signals by connecting external 50 Ω pull-up resistors
between pins DIN and DINQ to V
CC(R)
. If PECL
compatibility is required, the usual Thevenin termination
can be applied.
For ECL signals (negative and referenced to ground) the
inputs should be AC-coupled to the signal source.
If AC-coupling is applied, a constant input signal (either
low of high) will bring the device in an undefined state.
To avoid this, it is recommended to apply a slight offset to
the input stage.The applied offset must be higher thanthe
specified value in Chapter “Characteristics”, but much
lower than the applied input voltage swing.
The RF path is fully differential and contains a differential
preamplifier and a main amplifier. The main amplifier is
designed to handle large peak currents required at the
output laser driving stage and is insensitive to supply
voltage variations. The output signal from the main
amplifier drives a current switch which supplies a
guaranteed maximum modulation current of 60 mA at
pins LA and LAQ. Pin BIAS delivers a guaranteed
maximum DC bias current of up to 90 mA for adjustingthe
optical laser output to a level above its light emitting
threshold.
Automatic laser control
A laser with a Monitor PhotoDiode (MPD) is required for
the laser control circuit (see Figs 6 and 7).
The MPD current is proportional to the laser emission and
is applied to pin MONIN. The MPD current range is from
100 to 1000 µA (p-p).Theinputbufferis optimized to cope
with MPD capacitances up to 50 pF. To prevent the input
buffer breaking into oscillation with a low MPD
capacitance, it is required to increase the capacitance to
the minimum value specified in Chapter “Characteristics”
by connecting an extra capacitor between pin MONIN and
V
.
CC(G)
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DC reference currents are applied topins ZERO and ONE
to set the MPD reference levels for laser LOW and laser
HIGH.Aresistor connected between pin ZERO and V
and a resistor connected between pin ONE and V
sufficient, but current DACs can also be used.
The voltages on pins ZERO and ONE are heldconstant at
a level of 1.5 V below V
. The reference current
CC(R)
applied to pin ZERO is multiplied by 4 and the reference
current flowing into pin ONE is multiplied internally by 16.
The reference current and the resistor for the optical ONE
regulation loop (modulation current control) can be
calculated using the following formulae:
I
ONE
R
1
×=A[]
I
------
MPD (ONE)
16
1.5
==Ω[]
ONE
----------I
ONE
24
------------------------I
MPD (ONE)
The reference current and resistor for the optical ZERO
regulation loop (bias current control) can be calculated
using the following formulae:
1
×=A[]
I
ZERO
I
-- 4
MPD (ZERO)
CC(R)
CC(R)
is
(1)
(2)
(3)
TZA3031AHL; TZA3031BHL;
TZA3031U
Itshould be noted thattheMPD current is stabilized,rather
than the actual laser optical output power. Deviations
between optical output power and MPD current, known as
‘tracking errors’, cannot be corrected.
Designing the modulation and bias loop
Theoptical ONE and ZEROregulation loop time constants
are determined by on-chip capacitances. If the resulting
time constants are found to be too small in a specific
application, they can be increased by connecting external
capacitors to pins TZERO and TONE, respectively.
The optical ONEloop time constant and bandwidth can be
estimated using the following formulae:
represent the
monitor photodiode current during an optical ONE and an
optical ZERO, respectively.
Example: A laser is operating at optical output power
levels of 0.3 mW for laser HIGH and 0.03 mW for laser
LOW (extinction ratio of 10 dB). Suppose the
corresponding MPD currents for this type of laser are
260 and 30 µA, respectively.
In this example the reference current is
I
ONE
1
260×16.25 µA==
-----16
and flows into pin ONE.
This current canbe set usinga current source or simplyby
a resistor of the appropriate value connected between
pin ONE and V
R
ONE
1.5
----------------
16.25
. In this example the resistor would be
CC(R)
92.3 kΩ==
The reference current at pin ZERO in this example is
I
ZERO
R
ZERO
1
30×7.5˙µA==
-- 4
1.5
--------- -
7.5
and can be set using a resistor
200 kΩ==
The optical ZERO loop time constant and bandwidth can
be estimated using the following formulae: