General Description

The MAX3799 is a highly integrated limiting amplifier and VCSEL driver that operates up to 14Gbps, making it suitable for Ethernet and Fibre Channel applications. By providing a selectable data path with a noise-shaping filter, the MAX3799 enables a module with 10G optics to be fully compliant with both 1000BASE-SR and 10GBASE-SR specifications.

Features

♦ Enables Single-Module Design Compliance with 1000BASE-SR and 10GBASE-SR Specifications

♦ -21.5dBm Optical Sensitivity at 1.25Gbps Using a 10.32Gbps ROSA (-19.7dBm OMA)

♦ Low Power Dissipation of 320mW at 3.3V Power Supply

♦ Typical Electrical Performance of 14.025Gbps on Rx/Tx (Non-Retimed 16x Fibre Channel Solution)

♦ 3mVP-P Receiver Sensitivity at 10.32Gbps

♦ 4psP-P DJ at Receiver Output at 8.5Gbps 8B/10B

♦ 4psP-P DJ at Receiver Output at 10.32Gbps 231 - 1 PRBS

♦ 26ps Rise and Fall Time at Rx/Tx Output

♦ Rate Select for 1Gbps Mode or 10Gbps Mode

♦ CML Output Squelch

♦ Polarity Select for Rx and Tx

♦ LOS Assert Level Adjustment

♦ LOS Polarity Select

♦ Modulation Current Up to 12mA Into 100Ω Differential Load

♦ Bias Current Up to 15mA

♦ Integrated Eye Safety Features

♦ 3-Wire Digital Interface

♦ Programmable Deemphasis at Tx Output

Applications

    1000BASE-SR/10GBASE-SR Multirate SFP+ Optical Transceiver

    1x/2x/4x/8x/16x SFF/SFP/SFP+ MSA Fibre Channel (FC) Optical Transceiver