Abstract: A driver circuit includes a set of selectable drivers each having an individual drive capability, the drivers being selectable such that i) when a subset of the drivers is selected, a signal will be driven by the drivers at a first drive level, and ii) when the subset of the drivers and at least one additional driver is selected, signal will be driven by the drivers at a level that is greater than the first level by a level of drive provided by the least one additional driver.

Abstract: A driver circuit includes a set of selectable drivers each having an individual drive capability, the drivers being selectable such that i) when a subset of the drivers is selected, a signal will be driven by the drivers at a first drive level, and ii) when the subset of the drivers and at least one additional driver is selected, signal will be driven by the drivers at a level that is greater than the first level by a level of drive provided by the least one additional driver.

Abstract: A driver circuit includes a set of selectable drivers each having an individual drive capability, the drivers being selectable such that i) when a subset of the drivers is selected, a signal will be driven by the drivers at a first drive level, and ii) when the subset of the drivers and at least one additional driver is selected, signal will be driven by the drivers at a level that is greater than the first level by a level of drive provided by the least one additional driver.

Abstract: An alternating current filter circuit for a BiCMOS differential amplifier has a circuit that computes a base current of the BiCMOS differential amplifier and a circuit that generates an offset current based upon the computing.

Abstract: An activity detection system for use with an optoelectronic circuit has a pair of single ended transimpedance amplifiers, a filter, a differential amplifier; and a comparator.

Abstract: An alternating current filter circuit for a BiCMOS differential amplifier has a circuit that computes a base current of the BiCMOS differential amplifier and a circuit that generates an offset current based upon the computing.

Abstract: A method of minimizing a risk of damage to human tissue, caused by an exposure to an amount of laser radiation in excess of a maximum permissible exposure level performed in an optical transceiver having at least two photodetectors and at least two laser transmitters. The method involves monitoring at least one of the photodetectors for receipt of an optical signal; determining if a received optical signal satisfies at least one expected activity criterion; and, if the received optical signal does not satisfy the at least one expected activity criterion, determining that an eye safety fault condition exists and causing a shut down of at least one of the at least two laser transmitters. An optical transceiver with multiple optical devices includes a transmit channel; a receiver channel; an eye safety channel; and a controller, coupled to the transmit channel and eye safety channel.