
ADN2811
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY
The ADN2811 recovers clock and data from serial bit streams at
OC-48 as well as the 15/14 FEC rates. The data rate is selected
Table 4. Data Rate Selection
RATE
Data Rate
Frequency (MHz)
0
OC-48
2488.32
1
OC-48 FEC
2666.06
LIMITING AMPLIFIER
The limiting amplifier has differential inputs (PIN/NIN) that
are internally terminated with 50 to an on-chip voltage ref-
erence (VREF = 0.6 V typically). These inputs are normally
ac-coupled, although dc coupling is possible as long as the input
common-mode voltage remains above 0.4 V (see
Figure 22,achieve better than 4 mV typical sensitivity with minimal drift.
The limiting amplifier can be driven differentially or single-
ended.
SLICE ADJUST
The quantizer slicing level can be offset by ±100 mV to mitigate
the effect of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise by
applying a differential voltage input of ±0.8 V to SLICEP/N
inputs. If no adjustment of the slice level is needed, SLICEP/N
should be tied to VCC.
LOSS OF SIGNAL (LOS) DETECTOR
The receiver front end level signal detect circuit indicates when
the input signal level has fallen below a user adjustable
threshold. The threshold is set with a single external resistor
from Pin 1, THRADJ, to GND. The LOS comparator trip point
versus the resistor value is illustrated in
Figure 4 (this is only
valid for SLICEP = SLICEN = VCC). If the input level to the
ADN2811 drops below the programmed LOS threshold,
SDOUT (Pin 45) indicates the loss of signal condition with a
Logic 1. The LOS response time is ~300 ns by design, but is
dominated by the RC time constant in ac-coupled applications.
If the LOS detector is used, the quantizer slice adjust pins must
both be tied to VCC. This is to avoid interaction with the LOS
threshold level.
Note that it is not expected to use both LOS and slice adjust at
the same time; systems with optical amplifiers need the slice
adjust to evade ASE. However, a loss of signal in an optical link
that uses optical amplifiers causes the optical amplifier output
to be full-scale noise. Under this condition, the LOS would not
detect the failure. In this case, the loss of lock signal indicates
the failure because the CDR circuitry is unable to lock onto a
signal that is full-scale noise.
REFERENCE CLOCK
There are three options for providing the reference frequency to
the ADN2811: differential clock, single-ended clock, or crystal
configurations.
100k
100k
BUFFER
ADN2811
VCC/2
REFCLKN
REFCLKP
CRYSTAL
OSCILLATOR
XO1
XO2
VCC
REFSEL
03019-B
-014
Figure 14. Differential REFCLK Configuration
OUT
100k
100k
BUFFER
ADN2811
VCC/2
REFCLKN
REFCLKP
CRYSTAL
OSCILLATOR
XO1
XO2
VCC
REFSEL
CLK
OSC
VCC
NC
03019-B
-015
Figure 15. Single-Ended REFCLK Configuration
100k
100k
BUFFER
ADN2811
VCC/2
REFCLKN
REFCLKP
CRYSTAL
OSCILLATOR
XO1
XO2
REFSEL
NC
19.44MHz
VCC
003019-B
-016
Figure 16. Crystal Oscillator Configuration