General Description
The MAX3748/MAX3748A multirate limiting amplifier functions as a data quantizer for SONET, Fibre Channel, and Gigabit Ethernet optical receivers. The amplifier accepts a wide range of input voltages and provides constantlevel current-mode logic (CML) output voltages with controlled edge speeds.

FEATUREs
♦ SFP Reference Design Available
♦ 16-Pin QFN Package with 3mm ✕ 3mm Footprint
♦ Single +3.3V Supply Voltage
♦ 86ps Rise and Fall Time
♦ Loss of Signal with Programmable Threshold
♦ RSSI Interface (with MAX3744 TIA)
♦ Output Disable
♦ Polarity Select
♦ 8.5psP-P Deterministic Jitter (3.2Gbps)

APPLICATIONs
    Gigabit Ethernet SFF/SFP Transceiver Modules
    Fibre Channel SFF/SFP Transceiver Modules
    Multirate OC-3 to OC-48-FEC SFF/SFP
    Transceiver Modules