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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/10 ;
Abstract
A direct-drive modulator driver and an optical transponder including the driver are disclosed. The driver includes a transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal and an input terminal, where said first terminal is grounded. The driver further comprises of a laser diode having a p-terminal and an n-terminal, where said p-terminal is coupled to a power supply, and said n-terminal is coupled to the second terminal of the transistor. The driver further comprises of an input load coupled to the input terminal of the transistor.