Title :
Low power optical gate HBT driver array for 2.5 Gbit/s ATM switching
Author :
Martin, D. ; Konczykowska, A.
Author_Institution :
France Telecom, Bagneux, France
fDate :
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A four element driver array for optical gates in a 2.5 Gbit/s optical ATM switch is presented. The circuit uses a GaAs-GaAlAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology. It enables a switching time of <300 ps and current up to 150 mA with <400 mW per gate power consumption
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; bipolar digital integrated circuits; driver circuits; heterojunction bipolar transistors; photonic switching systems; 150 mA; 2.5 Gbit/s; 300 ps; 400 mW; ATM switching; GaAs-GaAlAs; four element driver array; heterojunction bipolar transistor; low power driver; optical ATM switch; optical gate HBT driver array;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960116
