Title :
Transmitter pre-distortion for simultaneous improvements in bit-rate, sensitivity, jitter, and power efficiency in 20 Gb/s CMOS-driven VCSEL links
Author :
Schow, C.L. ; Rylyakov, A.V. ; Lee, B.G. ; Doany, F.E. ; Baks, C. ; John, R.A. ; Kash, J.A.
Author_Institution :
IBM - T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Transmitter equalization enables dramatic improvements in total link performance: >; 6 dB in sensitivity, 3X in timing margin, and 2X in power efficiency at 15 Gb/s, and a record 5.7 pJ/bit at 20 Gb/s.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; error statistics; integrated optoelectronics; jitter; optical links; optical transceivers; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; CMOS driven VCSEL links; bit rate; bit rate 15 Gbit/s; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; jitter; power efficiency; sensitivity; size 90 nm; total link performance; transmitter equalization; transmitter pre-distortion; Driver circuits; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Receivers; Sensitivity; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
