Title :
High performance optical receiver module for 10 Gbit/s applications with low cost potential
Author :
Ebberg, A. ; Bauknecht, R. ; Bittner, M. ; Grumm, M. ; Bitter, M.
Author_Institution :
Infineon Technol., Germany
fDate :
4/13/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high performance optical receiver module is presented which incorporates the monolithic integration of an InGaAs-pin photodiode with an InP HBT preamplifier packaged into a low cost TO46 module. A high receiver sensitivity of -16.0 dBm has been achieved at a data rate of 10 Gbit/s
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; bipolar integrated circuits; error statistics; gallium arsenide; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; preamplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; InGaAs; InGaAs-pin photodiode; InP; InP HBT preamplifier; data rate; high performance optical receiver module; low cost TO46 module; low cost potential; monolithic integration; optical receiver module; receiver sensitivity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000562
