NEC's 1550 nm InGaAsP
MQW-FP LASER DIODE
IN CAN PACKAGE FOR
FTTH APPLICATION
NX5501
Series
FEATURES
OPTICAL OUTPUT POWER:
P
O
= 5.0 mW
LOW THRESHOLD CURRENT:
I
th
=
8 mA
DIFFERENTIAL EFFICENCY:
D
=
0.3 W/A
WIDE OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE
T
C
=
-40 to +85C
InGaAs MONITOR PIN-PD
CAN PACKAGE
5.6 mm
NEC's NX5501 Series is a 1550 nm Multiple Quantum Well
(MQW) structured Fabry-Perot (FP) laser diode with InGaAs
monitor PIN-PD.
DESCRIPTION
California Eastern Laboratories
APPLICATION
FTTH (Fiber To The Home)
NX5501 Series
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
(Units in mm)
*1 Focal Point: A point to get maximum optical output power from fiber.
PIN CONNECTIONS
1 (Case)
4
3
2
LD
PD
NX5501EK
1 (Case)
2
3
4
LD
PD
NX5501EH
BOTTOM VIEW
1
2
3
4
1.00.1
15.01.0
1.20.1
Focal Point
*1
3.870.3
2.970.2
6.350.5
Reference
Plane
1
1
02
0.
3
+0.
1
-0.0
0.3
+0.1
-0.0
x = 300 m
y = 300 m
2.0
4 0.45
5.6
+0.00
-0.03
4.20.1
3.550.1
2.0
NX5501 Series
ORDERING INFORMATION
PART NUMBER
PACKAGE
PIN CONNECTIONS
NX5501EH-AZ*
4-pin CAN with ball lens cap
1
2
3
4
LD
PD
NX5501EK-AZ*
1
4
3
2
LD
PD
Remarks 1. The color of ball lens cap might be observed differently from our can package products.
2. The hermetic test will be performed as AQL 1.0%.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
RATINGS
UNIT
Optical Output Power
P
o
10
mW
Forward Current of LD
I
F
150
mA
Reverse Voltage of LD
V
R
2.0
V
Forward Current of PD
I
F
10
mA
Reverse Voltage of PD
V
R
20
V
Operating Case Temperature
T
C
-
40 to +85
C
Storage Temperature
T
stg
-
40 to +85
C
Assembly Temperature
T
asb
150 (15 Hr)
C
Lead Soldering Temperature
T
sld
350 (3 sec.)
C
Relative Humidity (noncondensing)
RH
85
%
*NOTE:
Please refer to the last page of this data sheet, "Compliance with EU Directives" for Pb-Free RoHS Compliance Infomation.
NX5501 Series
ELECTRO-OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
C
= 25C, unless otherwise specified)
*1 Tracking Error:
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
Operating Voltage
V
op
P
o
= 5.0 mW, T
C
= -40 to +85C
1.1
1.5
V
Threshold Current
I
th
8
20
mA
T
C
= 85C
20
40
Threshold Output Power
P
th
T
C
= -40 to +85C, I
F
= I
th
100
200
W
Differential Efficiency
d
0.15
0.3
W/A
Temperature Dependence of
Differential Efficiency
d
d
= 10 log
-
3.0
-
1.5
dB
Center Wavelength
C
P
o
= 5.0 mW, RMS (-20 dB),
T
C
= -40 to +85C
1480
1580
nm
Temperature Dependence of
Center Wavelength
/T
T
C
= -40 to +85C
0.5
nm/C
Spectral Width
P
o
= 5.0 mW, RMS (-20 dB),
T
C
= -40 to +85C
1.5
3.0
nm
Rise Time
t
r
10-90%
0.7
ns
Fall Time
t
f
90-10%
0.7
ns
Monitor Current
I
m
V
R
= 5 V, P
o
= 5.0 mW
200
800
A
Monitor Dark Current
I
D
V
R
= 5 V
0.1
10
nA
V
R
= 5 V, T
C
= -40 to +85C
500
Monitor PD Terminal Capacitance
C
t
V
R
= 5 V, f = 1 MHz
6
20
pF
Tracking Erro
r*
1
I
m
= const. (@ P
o
= 5.0 mW, T
C
= 25C),
T
C
= -40 to +85C
-
1.0
1.0
dB
d
(@ 85C)
d
(@ 25C)
0
I
m
I
m
T
C
= 25C
T
C
= -40 to +85C
P
o
(mW)
P
o
5.0
(mA)
= 10 log
[dB]
P
o
5.0
NX5501 Series
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
C
= -40C to +85C, unless otherwise specified)
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF
CENTER WAVELENGTH
Case Temperature T
C
(C)
Center W
avelength
C
(nm)
1580
1520
1540
1560
0
-20
-40
-60
20
60
40
80 100
Forward Current I
F
(mA)
Optical Output Power
P
o
(mW)
OPTICAL OUTPUT POWER
vs. FORWARD CURRENT
7
4
5
6
3
1
2
0
10
20
30
40
50
+25
C
+85
C
T
C
= -40
C
OPERATING CURRENT AND THRESHOLD
CURRENT vs. CASE TEMPERATURE
Case Temperature T
C
(C)
Operating Current
I
op
(mA)
,
Threshold Current
I
th
(mA)
1
5
10
50
100
-40 -20
0
20
40
60
80 100
-60
I
op
@ 5 mW
I
th
Remark The graphs indicate nominal characteristics.
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