• DocumentCode
    1658671
  • Title

    A 1550nm, 10Gbps monolithic optical receiver in 130nm CMOS with integrated Ge waveguide photodetector

  • Author

    Masini, Gianlorenzo ; Capellini, Giovanni ; Witzens, Jeremy ; Gunn, Cary

  • Author_Institution
    Luxtera Inc., Carlsbad, CA
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper introduce the world´s first, high-speed optical receiver using Ge waveguide photodetectors monolithically integrated in the CMOS process. The integrated receiver achieves a sensitivity of -14.2 dBm (10-12 BER) at 10 Gbps and 1550 nm.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; germanium; high-speed integrated circuits; high-speed optical techniques; optical receivers; photodetectors; CMOS process; Ge; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; high speed optical receiver; integrated Ge waveguide photodetector; monolithic optical receiver; size 130 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; Bit error rate; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Detectors; Epitaxial growth; Germanium; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0934-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347656
  • Filename
    4347656