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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Robert S. Williamson, III, Madison, WI (US);
Robert A. Marsland, Madison, WI (US);
Mark Rodwell, Goleta, CA (US);
New Focus, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Described embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmission of optical communications. An embodiment provides an optical transmitter which includes a control circuit to enhance the stability of output power levels, a modulator circuit with precise impedance matching for high frequency performance, and an optical coupling mechanism that relaxes the alignment tolerances between the laser and the fiber and decreases the sensitivity of the gain medium to feedback from devices coupled to the fiber. These features allow the transmitter to deliver an optical output beam which can be modulated over a wide range of frequencies, duty cycles and amplitudes with very precise definition of the rising and falling edges of the waveform. In combination these features result in an optical transmitter that may be fabricated with relatively low cost and a reduced form factor when compared with prior art optical transmitters.