Title :
100-Gb/s NRZ optical transceiver analog front-end in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS
Author :
Ran Ding ; Zhe Xuan ; Peng Yao ; Prather, Dennis ; Hochberg, Michael ; Baehr-Jones, Tom
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
We present the design and characterization of an analog front-end for non-return-to-zero (NRZ) 100-Gb/s optical transceivers, showing that ultra-high data rate is achievable in silicon-based technology through careful design and integration of photonics with electronics.
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical design techniques; optical transceivers; silicon compounds; NRZ optical transceiver analog front-end; SiGe; SiGe BiCMOS; analog front-end characterization; analog front-end design; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; electronics; non-return-to-zero; photonic design; photonic integration; silicon-based technology; ultrahigh data rate; wavelength 130 nm; Delays; Optical device fabrication; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor device measurement; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886105
