• Integrated Photodetector/Transimpedance Amplifier
Optimized for High-Speed Optical Communications
Applications
• Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet-Compatible
• High Bandwidth: 1300MHz
• Low Input Noise Equivalent Power: 2.2µW
• Large Optically Active Area
• Single 3.3V Power Supply
• 2.125Gb/s Data Rate
• 70µm Optically Active Area
• Packages: TO-46, TO-56, Bare Die
• Gigabit Ethernet Optical Receivers
• Fibre Channel Optical Receivers
• ATM Optical Receivers
• SONET/SDH
• System Interconnect
General Description
The VSC7807 integrated Photodetector/Transimpedance Amplifier provides a highly integrated solution
for converting 850nm light from a fiber optic communications channel into a differential output voltage. The
benefits of Vitesse Semiconductor’s Gallium Arsenide H-GaAs process are fully utilized to provide very high
bandwidth and low noise in a product with a large optically active area for easy alignment. The sensitivity, duty
cycle distortion and jitter meet or exceed all Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet application requirements. The
VSC7807 is available in either die form, flat-windowed packages or ball-lens packages.
By using a Metal-Semiconductor-Metal (MSM) photodetector with a monolithic integrated transimpedance
amplifier , t he in put capac it ance is lowered which allows for a larger optica ll y act i ve ar ea than i n di scr et e phot odetectors. Integration also allows superior tracking over process, temperature and voltage between the photodetector and the amplifier, resulting in higher performance. The VSC7807 can easily be used in developing Fibre
Channel Electro-Optic Receivers which exhibit very high performance and ease of use.
Power Supply Voltage (VSS).............................................................................................................................. 6V
Storage Humidity s(relative humidity, including condensation)........................................................... 5% to 95%
Operating Humidity (relative humidity, excluding condensation)........................................................ 8% to 80%
Storage Temperature Range (case temperature under bias)
NOTES: (1) CAUTION: Stresses listed under “Absolute Ma ximum Rat ings ” may be appl ied to devi ces one at a tim e without ca using perm anent
damage. Functionality at or a bove the val ues li sted is no t im plied. E xposure to these v alue s for ex tend ed pe riods may affe ct device reliability. (2) Half sine wave, pulse duration 1 ±0.5ms, 3 blows in each di rection.
........................................................−55°C to +125°C
Recommended Operating Conditions
Positive Voltage Rail (VSS) ................................................................................................................3.0V to 3.6V