• DocumentCode
    1298059
  • Title

    A 10 Gb/s high sensitivity optical receiver using an InGaAs-InAlAs superlattice APD at 1.3 mu m/1.5 mu m

  • Author

    Miyamoto, Yutaka ; Hagimoto, Kazuo ; Kagawa, Toshiaki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    372
  • Lastpage
    374
  • Abstract
    A description is given of the high-speed low-noise operation of an optical receiver using an InGaAs-InAlAs superlattice avalanche photodiode (SL-APD) that has high sensitivity at 1.3 mu m/1.5 mu m wavelength. A minimum detectable power of -24.0 dBm is obtained at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s. This is the best sensitivity ever reported at 10 Gb/s from APDs.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; receivers; semiconductor superlattices; sensitivity; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; 10 Gbit/s; InGaAs-InAlAs; high sensitivity optical receiver; high-speed low-noise operation; semiconductors; superlattice avalanche photodiode; Circuit noise; HEMTs; High speed optical techniques; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical superlattices; Preamplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.82116
  • Filename
    82116