CMOS externally modulated laser driver
US10096964B1 · kind B1 · utility
5Cited by
1References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/687
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to telecommunication techniques and integrated circuit (IC) devices. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides a laser deriver apparatus that includes a main DAC section and a mini DAC section. The main DAC section processes input signal received from a pre-driver array and generates an intermediate output signal. The mini DAC section provides a compensation signal to reduce distortion of the intermediate output signal. The intermediate output signal is coupled to output terminals through a cascode section and/or a T-coil section. There are other embodiments as well.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.