Inphi Corporation

Nortel Networks Corporation

Paul Thomas Banens

Sheldon James Hood

Petre Popescu

When a data path includes CMOS circuitry, such circuitry may introduce jitter into the data signal. Embodiments are described in which additional data transitions are made to occur, and these additional data transitions may change the characteristics of the data frequency content transferred to the power supply so that such noise may be better filtered. This may have an effect of reducing jitter in the data signal. In one embodiment, a second data signal is generated to be a version of a first data signal with every second bit inverted. Second CMOS circuitry receives the second data signal in parallel to first CMOS circuitry receiving the first data signal. The first CMOS circuitry and the second CMOS circuitry are connected to a same power supply.

Circuit and method for creating additional data transitions

The invention relates to a driver circuitry suitable for controlling an operation of a laser or an optical modulator and providing extended dynamic range of the output power and enhanced quality of the output signal. It comprises a power control unit, a pre-driver stage and an output stage. The pre-driver stage and the output stage include differential amplifiers, the output stage amplifier preferably having a cascode configuration. The pre-driver stage provides a preliminary amplification of an input signal which is received and further amplified by the output stage. The power control unit operates in response to a reference signal, e.g. variable DC voltage or a feedback signal, and generates two control signals which control operating points of the pre-driver and the output stage in such a manner that higher output power of the driver corresponds to the higher output signal from the pre-driver stage. Conveniently, both the pre-driver stage and the output stage may be controlled by the same control signal. Depending on the product requirements, the driver circuit can be monolithically integrated with a device to be driven by the circuit.

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Kanata, Canada

Paul Thomas Banens