Manual
MAX3941
10Gbps EAM Driver with Integrated
Bias Network
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PULSE-WIDTH DISTORTION
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX3941 toc06
TEMPERATURE (°C)
PULSE-WIDTH DISTORTION (ps)
7050-10 10 30-30
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
0
-50 90
V
MOD
vs. V
MODSET
(Z
L
= 50Ω)
MAX3941 toc07
V
MODSET
(V)
V
MOD
(V
P-P
)
0.750.500.25
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
0
0 1.00
V
MODSET
IS RELATIVE TO V
EE
.
V
BIAS
vs. V
BIASSET
(Z
L
= 50Ω)
MAX3941 toc08
V
BIASSET
(V)
V
BIAS
(V)
2.00.5 1.51.0
-1.4
-1.2
-1.0
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
-1.6
0 2.5
V
BIASSET
IS RELATIVE TO V
EE
0
110
1k
10k
POWER-SUPPLY NOISE REJECTION
vs. FREQUENCY
10
5
15
25
20
30
MAX3941 toc09
FREQUENCY (Hz)
PSNR (dB)
100
DIFFERENTIAL S
11
vs. FREQUENCY
(DEVICE POWERED)
MAX3941 toc10
FREQUENCY (GHz)
S
1
1
(dB)
9 1236
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
-40
015
-40
-36
-32
-28
-20
-24
-16
-12
-8
-4
0
03691215
S
22
vs. FREQUENCY
(DEVICE POWERED)
MAX3941 toc11
FREQUENCY (GHz)
|S
22
| (dB)
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(Typical values are at V
EE
= -5.2V, I
BIAS
= 30mA, I
MOD
= 100mA, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)










