Title :
A 500 MHz driver for single-mode fiber-optic communication systems
Author :
Ladany, I. ; Wolkstein, H.J. ; Botez, D. ; Crandall, R.S. ; Dornan, B.R. ; Patterson, D.R. ; Tompkins, B.E.
Author_Institution :
RCA Laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey
Abstract :
A hybrid GaAs MESFET amplifier and a newly developed single-mode laser form a driver-modulator capable of delivering 1 ns pulses at 500 Mb/s data rate with 1-2 mW peak power coupled into a single-mode fiber. Pulse rise and fall time is 300 ps, limited by available measuring equipment.
Keywords :
Driver circuits; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1978 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1978.189497
