Title :
Novel Active Load for 40 Gbps Optical Modulator Drivers
Author :
Claveau, Régis ; Soares, Robert ; Drissi, Mhamed
Author_Institution :
IETR-INSA, 20 avenue des Buttes des Coesmes, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France, +33(0)2 23 23 82 00; DA-LightCom, 4 rue Galilée, 22300 Lannion, France, +33(0)2 96 48 70 80
Abstract :
A novel active drain bias termination, allowing automatic gain control, for a 40Gbps optical modulator driver design is presented. The performances of distributed amplifier MMICs using this new termination as well as standard active and passive drain bias terminations are measured and compared. The results confirm the advantages of the new design.
Keywords :
Circuits; Distributed amplifiers; Feeds; Frequency; Inductors; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
Conference_Location :
Munich, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2003.341098