A four element driver array for optical gates in a 2.5 Gbit/s optical ATM switch is presented. The circuit uses a GaAs-GaAlAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology. It enables a switching time of <300 ps and current up to 150 mA with <400 mW per gate power consumption
Published in:
Electronics Letters
(Volume:32
,
Issue:
3
)
Date of Publication: 1 Feb 1996