EL6208
noise on the power lines is common. There needs to be a
lossy bead inductance and secondary bypass on the supply
side to control signals from propagating down the wires.
Figure 20 shows the typical connection.
L SERIES: 70Ω REACTANCE AT 300MHz
VS
GND
EL6208
0.1µF
CHIP
+5V
0.1µF
CHIP
FIGURE 20. RECOMMENDED SUPPLY BYPASSING
Also important is circuit-board layout. At the EL6208's
operating frequencies, even the ground plane is not
low-impedance. High frequency current will create voltage
drops in the ground plane. Figure 21 shows the output
current loops.
RFREQ
RAMP
SUPPLY
BYPASS
SOURCING CURRENT LOOP
GND
SINKING CURRENT LOOP
LASER
DIODE
FIGURE 21. OUTPUT CURRENT LOOPS
For the pushing current loop, the current flows through the
bypass capacitor, into the EL6208 supply pin, out the IOUT
pin to the laser, and from the laser back to the decoupling
capacitor. This loop should be small.
For the pulling current loop, the current flows into the IOUT
pin, out of the ground pin, to the laser cathode, and from the
laser diode back to the IOUT pin. This loop should also be
small.
Power Dissipation
With the high output drive capability, the EL6208 is possible
to exceed the +125°C “absolute-maximum junction
temperature” under certain conditions. Therefore, it is
important to calculate the maximum junction temperature for
the application to determine if the conditions need to be
modified for the oscillator to remain in the safe operating
area.
The maximum power dissipation allowed in a package is
determined according to Equation 1:
PDMAX
=
T----J---M-----A----X-----------T----A----M----A----X--
ΘJA
(EQ. 1)
where:
PDMAX = Maximum power dissipation in the package
TJMAX = Maximum junction temperature
TAMAX = Maximum ambient temperature
θJA = Thermal resistance of the package
The supply current of the EL6208 depends on the peak-to-
peak output current and the operating frequency which are
determined by resistors RAMP and RFREQ. The supply
current can be predicted approximately by Equation 2:
ISUP
=
3----1---.--2---5----m-----A------×-----1----k---Ω---
RAMP
+
-3---0----m-----A------×----1----k----Ω---
RFREQ
+
0.6 m A
(EQ. 2)
The power dissipation can be calculated from Equation 3:
PD = VSUP × ISUP
(EQ. 3)
Here, VSUP is the supply voltage. Figures 22 and provide a
convenient way to see if the device will overheat. The
maximum safe power dissipation can be found graphically,
based on the package type and the ambient temperature. By
using the previous equation, it is a simple matter to see if PD
exceeds the device's power derating curve. To ensure
proper operation, it is important to observe the
recommended derating curve shown in Figures 22 and . A
flex circuit may have a higher θJA, and lower power
dissipation would then be required.
JEDEC JESD51-3 LOW EFFECTIVE THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY TEST BOARD
0.6
0.5 488mW
0.4
0.3
θJA 6=L+d25S6OCT-/2W3
0.2
0.1
0
0
25
50
75 85 100 125 150
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
FIGURE 22. PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION vs AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE
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