Title :
10 Gbit/s series-connected voltage-balancing pulse driver with direct-coupled current switches
Author :
Kanda, A. ; Umeda, Y. ; Enoki, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
6/12/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A series-connected voltage-balancing circuit can output more than twice the voltage amplitude that can be output by a single transistor. This circuit makes it possible to apply high-speed low-breakdown-voltage transistors to large-voltage-amplitude pulse drivers. The first operation of this type of driver at 10 Gbit/s is reported.
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; driver circuits; high-speed integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; pulse amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; direct-coupled current switches; distributed-amplifier configuration; driver IC; fibre-optic communications systems; high-speed transistors; large-voltage-amplitude pulse drivers; low-breakdown voltage transistors; optical modulator driver; series-connected pulse driver; voltage-balancing pulse driver;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030586
