Balanced tuned receiver front end with low noise and high common mode rejection ratio

Author

Jensen, N.G. ; Bodtker, E. ; Jacobsen, G. ; Sorensen, S.

Author_Institution

TFL-Telecommun. Res. Lab., Horsholm, Denmark

Volume

27

Issue

3

fYear

1991

Firstpage

234

Lastpage

235

Abstract

A balanced optical receiver front-end suitable for Gbit/s heterodyne detection in coherent optical communication systems is presented. The transimpedance is 70 dB Omega with +or-2 dB ripple over the passband from 2 to 4.4 GHz. The ripple was reduced to +or-0.5 dB within a passband from 2.1 to 4.4 GHz by manual tuning of the circuit. The equivalent input noise spectral density is below 4 pA/ square root (Hz) and the common mode rejection ratio better than 26 dB. Standard commercial photodiodes and packaged components are used, and the circuit is implemented in conventional printed circuit board techniques.

Keywords

microwave amplifiers; optical communication equipment; receivers; solid-state microwave circuits; 2 to 4.4 GHz; 2.4 GHz; 26 dB; CMRR; Gbit/s heterodyne detection; balanced optical receiver front-end; balanced tuned receiver front end; coherent optical communication systems; commercial photodiodes; conventional printed circuit board techniques; equivalent input noise spectral density; high common mode rejection ratio; low noise receiver; manual tuning; packaged components; passband; ripple; transimpedance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:19910151

Filename

83229