Title :
12 GHz PIN-HEMT optical receiver front end
Author :
Kimber, E.M. ; Patel, B.L. ; Hadjifotiou, A.P.
Author_Institution :
BNR Europe Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
An optical receiver has been designed and fabricated which has a transimpedance of 53 dBΩ, a bandwidth of 12.5 GHz and an equivalent input noise current of less than 11 pA/√Hz over the bandwidth. A sensitivity of -20.7 dBm has been measured at 10 Gbit/s using a 27-1 pattern. To the authors knowledge, this is the best measured sensitivity reported for a 10 Gbit/s receiver to date. Simulation shows that this receiver is capable of operation at 15 Gbit/s
Keywords :
field effect integrated circuits; high electron mobility transistors; integrated optoelectronics; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; preamplifiers; 12.5 GHz; 15 bit/s; PIN-HEMT; high speed optical links; optical receiver front end; sensitivity; transimpedance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Detectors and Receivers, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
