Title :
5 mV, Gbit/s silicon on sapphire CMOS optical receiver
Author :
Apse, A. ; Andreou, A.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
fDate :
9/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A low power, Gbit/s optical receiver for inter-chip communication is described. The receiver is fabricated in 0.5 μm silicon on sapphire CMOS. Results of operation with power consumption of 5 mW are presented
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; low-power electronics; optical interconnections; optical receivers; 0.5 mum; 5 mW; 650 Mbit/s; 900 Mbit/s; SOS CMOS optical receiver; Si-Al2O3; inter-chip communication; low power Gbit/s optical receiver; power consumption; silicon on sapphire CMOS;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010808
