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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Lawrence Choi, Downey, CA (US);
Weimin Sun, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Choi, Downey, CA (US);
Weimin Sun, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Camarillo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/10 (2006.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for biasing the outputs of a laser modulator driver while allowing for high speed operation. A differential amplifier type modulator driver is provided which uses a reduced number of components in the high speed path. Additionally, the modulator driver may be constructed with a distributed output stage.