Title :
Inexpensive equipment for driving GaAs lasers with 100 ps risetime pulses
Author :
Freude, W. ; Buchholz, A.
Author_Institution :
Universitÿt Karlsrÿhe, Institut fÿr Hochfrequenztechnik und Quantenelektronik, Karlsrÿhe, West Germany
Abstract :
A single-stage current amplifier permits 250 Mb/s modulation of a GaAs laser. The compensated 50 ¿ bias input can be used to inject a 100 ps-risetime pulse, produced by a charged line generator with mercury-wetted reed relays and skin-effect compensated signal delay line.
Keywords :
amplifiers; laser accessories; optical modulation; pulse generators; semiconductor junction lasers; 100 ps risetime pulses; 250 Mb/s modulation; GaAs lasers; charged line generator; current amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760455
