• DocumentCode
    1242857
  • Title

    Monolithic large-signal transimpedance amplifier for use in multi-gigabit, short-range optoelectronic interconnect applications

  • Author

    Vilches, Antonio ; Loga, Rodney ; Rahal, Mouhamed ; Fobelets, Kristel ; Papavassiliou, Christos ; Hall, Trevor J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Imperial Coll. London, UK
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    102
  • Lastpage
    106
  • Abstract
    A novel large-signal transimpedance amplifier front-end, intended for monolithic integration with a Si p-i-n diode and employing HBT-CMOS technology for use in short-range optoelectronic interconnects is proposed. Simulated bandwidth and gain are >4 Gbits/s and 43 dBΩ, respectively, while driving a 100-fF load to TTL voltage levels.
  • Keywords
    BiCMOS integrated circuits; amplifiers; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated optoelectronics; p-i-n photodiodes; 100 fF; BiCMOS; HBT-CMOS technology; Si; TTL voltage levels; monolithic large-signal transimpedance amplifier; multi-gigabit optoelectronic interconnect applications; p-i-n diode; short range optoelectronic interconnect applications; Bandwidth; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Feedback; Impedance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Operational amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Resistors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1549-7747
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCSII.2004.840111
  • Filename
    1396411