Title :
Gallium-arsenide buffer store components for Gbit/s optical-fiber transmission systems
Author :
Smith, Philip J. ; Birdsall, Paul ; Mallett, Colin T.
Author_Institution :
British Telecommun. Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In many cases long-haul optical-fiber transmission systems require the use of buffer stores to interface to a larger network, for example, to reduce the effects of jitter accumulation. A set of gallium-arsenide (GaAs) buffer-store components designed and manufactured using a 1-μm process is described. Operation at data rates of at least 2-Gb/s has been achieved
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; buffer storage; data communication equipment; digital communication systems; digital integrated circuits; field effect integrated circuits; gallium arsenide; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; 1 micron; 2 Gbit/s; GaAs; Gbit/s data rates; III-V semiconductors; MESFET; buffer store components; digital IC; optical-fiber transmission systems; Buffer storage; Clocks; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; Jitter; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Surface acoustic waves;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
