Optical modulator drive circuit with integrated low power output bias voltage control
US7848369B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modulator drive circuit provides a modulator drive signal to modulate an optical signal for transport across a network infrastructure. The modulator drive circuit powered by an adjustable voltage source, such that the modulator drive signal is generated from a data signal and the adjustable voltage source, an AC component of the modulator drive signal being derived from the data signal while a DC component of the modulator drive signal being derived from the adjustable voltage source. An array of such modulator drive circuits are provided on a single substrate.
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