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An electronic driver circuit for a directly modulated semiconductor laser has a first circuit for generating a constant current and second circuit for modulating the constant current in dependence on a digital data signal. The modulated current forms a laser current that drives the semiconductor laser. An optimal signal shape of the modulated current is guaranteed to the greatest possible extent, even in the case of high modulation frequencies above one Gbit/s, by way of a third circuit that is connected in parallel with the semiconductor laser. The third circuit acts as an ohmic resistance with a high impedance for direct current and with a low-impedance for alternating current with the modulation frequency.
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