Title :
Novel active load for 40 Gbps optical modulator drivers
Author :
Claveau, Régis ; Soares, Robert ; Drissi, M´hamed
Author_Institution :
IETR-INSA, Rennes, France
Abstract :
A novel active drain bias termination, allowing automatic gain control, for a 40 Gbps 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 :
MMIC amplifiers; automatic gain control; distributed amplifiers; driver circuits; optical modulation; active drain bias; automatic gain control; distributed amplifier MMICs; novel active load; optical modulator driver design; passive drain bias termination measurement; Circuits; Distributed amplifiers; Feeds; Frequency; Optical amplifiers; Optical films; Optical modulation; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2003.177674
