HIGH-POWER AND HIGH-SPEED INP DHBT DRIVER ICS FOR LASER MODULATION

Authors
MEGHELLI M BOUCHE M KONCZYKOWSKA A
Citation
M. Meghelli et al., HIGH-POWER AND HIGH-SPEED INP DHBT DRIVER ICS FOR LASER MODULATION, IEEE journal of solid-state circuits, 33(9), 1998, pp. 1411-1416
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE journal of solid-state circuits → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189200
Volume
33
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1411 - 1416
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9200(1998)33:9<1411:HAHIDD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A driver IC and a 2:1 selector-driver IC developed for lightwave modul ators are presented. The IC's were fabricated in a standard InP/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistor technology with 56 GHz F-t a nd 43 GHz F-max. The driver operates up to 20 Gb/s with an output volt age swing of 4 V-pp (corresponding to an internal current swing of 120 mA). The 2:1 selector-driver exhibits an output voltage swing of 2.2 V-pp at 30 Gb/s. Specific design and layout aspects of such circuits a re discussed.