US Patent 7580434 Dual laser driver architecture in an optical transceiver

Patent 7580434 was granted and assigned to Finisar on August, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Finisar

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7580434

Date of Patent

August 25, 2009

Patent Application Number

11863098

Date Filed

September 27, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Armando Rodriguez

Patent abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a dual laser driver architecture configured to be implemented on a single IC chip. The dual laser driver architecture includes at least a first laser driver stage configured to drive a first laser with a first current and a second laser driver stage configured to drive a second laser with a second current that is less than the first current. Embodiments also relate to an optical transceiver that implements the dual laser driver architecture.