ZL40511/15
Dual Output DVD and CD
4 Channel Laser Diode Drivers
Data Sheet
Features
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Single 5 V supply (±10%)
150 mA low-noise read channel with 100 x
current gain
Three 500 mA write channels with 240 x gain
Combined channel output 700 mA
Dual output for DVD/CD laser
Rise and fall times 1 ns typical
Oscillator, 500 MHz, 100 mA with external
resistor control of frequency and amplitude
Power Up/Down control
CMOS control signals
> 2 kV ESD
Low R
th
QFN package
Contact Zarlink for available Custom Gain and
Input Impedance options
ZL40511LDE
ZL40511LDF
ZL40511LDG
ZL40515LDE
ZL40515LDF
ZL40515LDG
August 2006
Ordering Information
24 Pin QFN
Tubes, Bake & Drypack
24 Pin QFN
Tape & Reel
24 Pin QFN
Trays, Bake & Drypack
24 Pin QFN
Tubes, Bake & Drypack
24 Pin QFN
Tape & Reel
24 Pin QFN
Trays, Bake & Drypack
-40°C to +85°C
Applications
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DVD±RW/RAM
DVD±R
CD-RW
CD-R
Write optical drives
Laser Diode current switch
Supports double density DVD
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PWR_UP
20
INR
GND
21
IN2
VCC_A
GND
22
IN3
OUTA
18
17
GND
22
IN4
GND
16
OUTB
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
GND_IN
/EN2
N/C
/EN3
GND
/EN4
N/C
VCC_IN
OSCEN
GND
VCC_B
15
14
RFA
9
10
RFB
RSA
11
12
RSB
SELA
13
Figure 1 - Functional Block Diagram
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Data Sheet
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PWR_UP
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15
14
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GND_IN
INR
IN4
IN3
IN2
/EN2
N/C
/EN3
GND
/EN4
N/C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
VCC_A
OUTA
GND
OUTB
VCC_B
SELA
ZL40511
VCC_IN
OSCEN
RSA
Figure 2 - Pinout of 4x4 mm 24 pin QFN (top view)
Description
The ZL40511/15 are high performance laser drivers capable of driving two separate cathode grounded laser diodes
(e.g., 650 nm and 780 nm laser diodes).
The ZL40511/15 contain a 150 mA low-noise read channel (ChR), and three 500 mA write channels (Ch2, Ch3 and
Ch4). The read channel amplifies the positive current supplied at its reference input, INR, by a fixed factor of 100.
Write channels amplify the positive currents supplied at its reference inputs IN2, IN3, and IN4 by a fixed factor of
240.
An on-chip RF oscillator is provided for the reduction of laser mode hopping noise.
The ZL40511 offers higher tolerance performance.
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RSB
RFA
RFB
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Table of Contents
Data Sheet
1.0 Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Read and Write Channel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 On-chip RF Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Thermal Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Electrical and Optical Pulse Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Specified Electrical Performance with 15 mm Interconnect and Zarlink ZLE40511/15 Evaluation Board. . 7
1.6 Application Layout Guide Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7 ZLE40511 Interconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.0 Application Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.0 Evaluation Boards From Zarlink Semiconductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.0 Optical Pulse Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.0 Pin List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.0 Characteristic Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.0 I/O Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.0 Timing Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9.0 Timing Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
10.0 Example Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
10.1 Write Waveform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
10.2 Oscillator Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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List of Figures
Data Sheet
Figure 1 - Functional Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2 - Pinout of 4x4 mm 24 pin QFN (top view). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Figure 2 - Pulse Response Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 3 - ZLE40511 Application Board Electrical Interconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 4 - Application Schematic Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 5 - Typical Optical Eye Diagram Response* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 6 - Write Channel 2, 3 and 4 IP/OP Transfer Characteristic/Temp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 7 - Read Channel IP/OP Transfer Characteristic/Temp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 8 - Write Channel 2, 3 or 4 IP/OP Transfer Characteristic/Vcc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 9 - Write Channel 2, 3 or 4 IP/OP Best Fit Line% Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 10 - Write Channel 2, 3 or 4
∆
lout% Variation with Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 11 - Write Channel 2, 3 or 4
∆
lout% Variation with Vcc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 12 - Oscillator Frequency/RF
Vcc = 5 V, Temp = 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 13 - losc Out/Frequency/
RS = 1 K, 7.5 K, 11 K, Vcc = 5 V, Temp = 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 14 - losc Amplitude mA pk-pk/RSA or RSB
Vcc = 5 V, Temp = 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 15 - losc/Frequency
RS = 7.5 K, Vcc = 5 V, Temp = 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 16 -
∆
Freq % Variation with Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 17 - Oscillator Noise Spectral Density
Vcc = 5 V, Temp = 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 18 - CMOS/LVTTL Input (PWR_UP, OSCEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 19 - Oscillator Resistors (RF, RS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 20 - Read Current Input (INR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 21 - Output (OUTA, OUTB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 22 - Write Current Input (IN2, IN3, IN4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 23 - LVDS Input (EN2, /EN2), (EN3, /EN3), (EN4, /EN4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 24 - Timing of Read or Write Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 25 - Output Waveform Showing Addition of Read and Write Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 26 - Example of Write Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 27 - Example of Oscillator Waveform Superimposed on the Read Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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1.0
1.1
Data Sheet
Application Notes
Read and Write Channel Operation
The read channel is activated by applying a 'High' signal to the PWR_UP pin. In this mode, the fast write channels
can be enabled by applying a 'Low' signal to the respective write enable pins (/EN2), (/EN3) or (/EN4). The output
currents of the four channels are summed together and output as a composite signal at either OUTA (if SELA select
is 'High') or OUTB (if SELA select is 'Low'). This provides the ability to drive two different laser diodes with just one
ZL40511/15.
Voltage control of the channel reference inputs (INR, IN2, IN3 and IN4) can be achieved quite easily using an
external resistor R
ref
in series with the reference channel input to convert a given reference potential V
ref
to an input
current, I
in
:
I
in
=
V
ref
R
ref
+
R
in
,
where R
in
is the input impedance of the respective reference channel.
1.2
On-chip RF Oscillator
An on-chip RF oscillator is enabled if OSCEN = 'High', and its output signal is added to the appropriate current
output (OUTA, if SELA select is 'High', or OUTB, if SELA select is 'Low'). The oscillator amplitude is set by an
external resistor from RSA or RSB to GND. Its frequency is set by an external resistor RFA or RFB to GND. RSA
and RFA are selected when SELA is ‘High’.
The oscillator signal is summed with the programmed Write and Read levels before amplification to the output. The
oscillator signal has zero DC level and +1_pt to –1_pt signal swing. Consequently, if the programmed DC level from
the Write and Read Channels is less than the PK level programmed for the Oscillator, the combined signal will be
clipped on the negative cycle of the signal. This will increase the harmonic content of the output signal and reduce
the pk to pk amplitude output.
1.3
Thermal Considerations
Package thermal resistance is 40°C/W under the EIA/JESD51-3 compliant PCB test board condition.
Users should ensure that the junction temperature does not exceed 150°C. Thermal resistance from junction to
case and to ambient is very much dependent on how the IC is mounted onto the board, on the PCB layout and on
any heat extraction arrangements.
Power consumption and system ambient operating temperature limits should be noted and careful thermal gradient
calculations undertaken to ensure that the junction temperature never exceeds 150°C.
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