Title :
Low power 10 Gbit/s VCSEL driver for optical interconnect
Author :
Tao, R. ; Berroth, M. ; Wang, Zhi Gong
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. & Opt. Commun. Eng., Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
A monolithically integrated 10 Gbit/s VCSEL driver has been realised using standard 0.18 μm CMOS technology. An open drain structure is used to provide the higher current output in low supply voltage condition. With 1.8 V supply voltage, the output voltage on 50 Ω load is 900 mVp-p, corresponding to the output current of 18 mA, the total power consumption is only 25 mA.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; driver circuits; integrated optoelectronics; low-power electronics; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; surface emitting lasers; 1.8 V; 10 Gbit/s; 25 mA; VCSEL driver; cascade amplifier; higher current output; low power driver; low supply voltage condition; monolithically integrated driver; open drain structure; optical interconnect; optical transceiver; standard CMOS;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20031111
