Title :
A 2.5 Gb/s Edge-Detecting Burst-Mode Receiver for GPON Access Networks
Author :
Hugues-Salas, E. ; Razavi, R. ; Quinlan, T.J. ; Thakur, M.P. ; Walker, S.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Essex, Colchester
Abstract :
We describe a 2.5 Gb/s burst-mode receiver featuring edge-detecting data recovery. A high-performance SiGe comparator and standard optical front-end combination removed all burst-format issues. Error-free performance was achieved in a 32 km radius GPON test-bed.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; comparators (circuits); edge detection; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; GPON access networks; SiGe; SiGe - Interface; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; data recovery; edge detecting burst mode receiver; error free performance; high performance SiGe comparator; size 32 km; standard optical front end combination; Extinction ratio; Germanium silicon alloys; Hysteresis; Image edge detection; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; Silicon germanium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348699
