General
This document defines the ratings and characteristics of a laser driver circuit dedicated for applications within telecom and datacom modules with respect to various transmission standards and laser safety requirements. A block diagram of this circuit is shown in Figure 1.

FEATUREs
• Data rate up to 3.2 Gbit/s
• Supply range from +3.0 V to +5.5 V
• Modulation current adjustable up to 75 mA
• Bias current adjustable up to 80 mA
• Choice between temperature compensation and integrated Two-Loop-Control of bias and modulation current
• Integrated laser supervisor
• Monitor output for optical output power

APPLICATIONs
• Fiber optics telecom and data communication systems
• SDH / SONET, Fiber Channel, Gigabit Ethernet