Appeal No. 96-4083 Application 08/268,039 ground. Therefore, an influence of the fluctuation on the semiconductor diode 1 can be reduced. Independent claims 5 and 33 are reproduced as fol- lows: 5. An optical semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor laser diode; a power supply including a bias current source for biasing said semiconductor laser diode; an optical modulator for modulating the light output from said semiconductor laser diode in response to an applied modulation signal, said semiconductor laser diode and said optical modulator installed in a package; a resistor connected in series between an electrode of said semiconductor laser diode and said bias current source for inputting bias current to said semiconductor laser diode to generate light, said resistor being installed in said package; common connection means connected to one electrode of said semiconductor laser diode and to one electrode of said optical modulator; at least one of impedance means and signal reflec- tion means connected to said common connection means; and ground means connected to at least one of said impedance means and said signal reflection means. 33. An optical module comprising: a semiconductor laser diode; 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007