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Driver Circuit Implementation for Source in Optical Communication - A Review


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1 Dept. of Instrument Technology, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, AP, India
 

There are many techniques in designing the driver circuit for the sources such as laser and LEDs in optical fiber communication. However, in this paper, we discuss different types of driver circuits with the help of MESFETs, HFETs, BJTs, HBTs and CMOS technologies.

Keywords

Driver Circuit, MESFETs, HFETs, BJTs, HBTs, CMOS
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Authors

M. V. Raghavendra
Dept. of Instrument Technology, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, AP, India
P. L. H. Vara Prasad
Dept. of Instrument Technology, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, AP, India

Abstract


There are many techniques in designing the driver circuit for the sources such as laser and LEDs in optical fiber communication. However, in this paper, we discuss different types of driver circuits with the help of MESFETs, HFETs, BJTs, HBTs and CMOS technologies.

Keywords


Driver Circuit, MESFETs, HFETs, BJTs, HBTs, CMOS

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2010%2Fv3i7%2F29824