VITESSE
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Photodetector/Transimpedance Amplifier
Family for Optical Communication
Data Sheet
VSC7810
Notes on Measurement Conditions and Applications
Note 1: Noise Measurement Method
The VSC7810 is specified to operate in the following two ranges of temperature: (a) “normal” from 0°C
(ambient) to 70°C (case) and (b) “Extended” from 0°C (ambient) to 90°C (case). In the extended range, the
operating parameters are specified in Table 6.
Table 6: Specifications Under Extended Temperature Range of Operation
Symbol
Parameter
Min Typ(2) Max Units
Conditions
BW
Optical Modulation Bandwidth
800
900
-
MHz -3dB, P= -15dBm @ 50MHz
Note 2: Noise Measurement Method
3GHz BW
Hybrid Coupler
Power Meter
HP 437B
P1
P2
DUT
Board
with
8481D
Power Sensor
RMS
Output
Noise
The noise voltage, (Vn), is calculated from the Output Noise Power, (Pn), into 50Ω.
Vn = Pn • 50
The noise voltage, Vn, at the output is referred back to the noise power at the input through the responsivity
R (with R in volts/watts)
NEP = V-----n-
R
The bit error rate can be expressed as:
e (-Q2/2)
BER =
.
√2πQ
where ,
For a BER = 1×10–12 , the parameter Q = 7.
The sensitivity(s) at a bit error rate of 1×10–12 is calculated as follows:
( ) S = 10 log10
Q
NEP
1mW
,
where the NEP is in units of milliwatts and S is in dBm, respectively.
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