Optical receivers for wide band data transmission systems

Author

Leskovar, Branko

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California Univ., CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1989

fDate

2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

787

Lastpage

793

Abstract

Optical receiver designs for digital fiber data transmission systems operating with Gb/s data rates in the 800-1500-nm wavelength region have been investigated. The tradeoffs among conflicting receiver design requirements are considered in detail. The state-of-the-art performance of photodetectors and low noise amplifiers is discussed. Present receiver performance data, such as sensitivity, dynamic range, bit rate, and bit pattern dependencies, as a function of the bit rate in the 0.01-8 Gb/s data rate range are reviewed. The highest experimental sensitivities have been obtained with InGaAs APDs (avalanche photodiodes) and high-impedance GaAs FET (field-effect transistor) preamplifiers

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; amplifiers; avalanche photodiodes; data communication equipment; digital communication systems; field effect transistor circuits; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; photodetectors; preamplifiers; receivers; 0.01 to 8 Gbit/s; 800 to 1500 nm; GaAs; InGaAs; avalanche photodiodes; bit pattern; bit rate; dynamic range; field-effect transistor; high impedance FET preamplifiers; low noise amplifiers; optical fibres; optical receiver designs; photodetectors; receiver design requirements; sensitivity; state-of-the-art performance; wide band data transmission systems; Bit rate; Data communication; FETs; Low-noise amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Photodetectors; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.34550

Filename

34550