Mindspeed Technologies, a provider of semiconductor systems for network infrastructure applications, has introduced the latest member of its burst-mode laser drivers for use in optical networking units that offer fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) multi-play services through fiber-access networks utilizing Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and Gigabit Ethernet PON (GEPON) technologies.
The M02099 chipset family in a compact 4x4 mm quad-flat no-leads package features power-efficient current and sleep reduction modes, and delivers data rates up to 3.1 Gbps for receiver and transmitter operations with independent shutdown and isolated power pins. The highly integrated solution has a programmable burst-mode laser driver coupled with a continuous-mode limiting amplifier.
The M02100 driver also features an on-chip electrically erasable programmable read-only memory for recording performance settings and calibration constants, and is capable of supporting over one million write cycles. It can operate with or without the control of an external media access control or microcontroller device.
Mindspeed Technologies’ Vice President of Product Marketing for high performance analog, Gary Shah stated that the M02099 burst-mode laser driver chipset family is based on the features of the company’s broadly deployed M02098 and M02090 drivers and its low-power dual-closed-loop EyeMinder technology, which provides real-time checking and compensation for temperature effects and laser aging. Like its precursors, the chipset portfolio can be utilized in conventional modules and is also suitable for systems designs that decrease bill-of-material expenditures by directly placing optical subassemblies over the ONU board.