General Description

The EL6252C is a high-performance two channel laser diode current amplifier that provides controlled current to a grounded laser diode. The write amplifier can provide over 200mA of DC or pulsed current.

Features

• Mini-Small Package Outline

• Voltage-controlled output current source requiring one external set resistor per channel

• Current-controlled output current source.

• Rise time = 1.0 ns

• Fall time = 1.1 ns

• On chip oscillator with frequency and amplitude control by use of external resistors to ground

• Oscillator to 500 MHz

• Oscillator to 100 mA pk/pk

• Single +5V supply (±10)

• Current amplification = 100

• CMOS control signals

Applications

• MO drives

• Mini-Disc drives

• Writable optical drives

• Laser diode current switching