• DocumentCode
    1020133
  • Title

    Simple common-collector full-monolithic preamplifier for 560 Mbit/s optical transmission

  • Author

    Yamashita, Katsumi ; Kinoshita, T. ; Maeda, Munenori ; Nakazato, Kazuo

  • Author_Institution
    Hitachi Ltd., Central Research Laboratory, Kokubunji, Japan
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    146
  • Lastpage
    147
  • Abstract
    A simple common-collector full-monolithic preamplifier is developed using an advanced 3 ¿m Si-bipolar IC technology SICOS. The amplifier characteristics are a 650 MHz bandwidth and a 5.2 pA/¿(Hz) equivalent input noise current at a 3 k¿ transimpedance. Measured optical sensitivity of a front end consisting of the amplifier and a Ge-APD is ¿36.2 dBm for an error rate of 10¿9 at a 560 Mbit/s bit rate and 1.3 ¿m wavelength.
  • Keywords
    bipolar integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; preamplifiers; SICOS; bandwidth 650 MHz; bipolar IC technology; common-collector full-monolithic preamplifier; communications rate 560 Mbit/s; input noise current; optical sensitivity; optical transmission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860102
  • Filename
    4256286