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Particular aspects of drivers for VCSELs operating at multi-Gb/s

Kyriakis-Bitzaros, Efstathios D. (Inst. Of Microelectronics, NCSR)
Katsafouros, Stavros G. (Inst. Of Microelectronics, NCSR)
Halkias, George (Inst. Of Microelectronics, NCSR)

Publication Information

JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science / v.2, no.1, 2002 , pp. 82-86 More about this Journal

Abstract

It is demonstrated that the conventional current-pulse laser drivers are not adequate in driving VCSELs operating at multi-Gb/s speeds. Simulation results, including the bonding parasitics, show that high-performance VCSELs are more efficiently driven using voltage-pulse mode of operation. The optical output power is almost doubled in the voltage-mode of operation, while the total electrical power consumption of the transmitter decreases by 20%.

Keywords

Optical interconnections; Laser drivers; Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs);

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