• DocumentCode
    2390944
  • Title

    A 2.3GHz CMOS transimpedance preamplifier for optical communication

  • Author

    Wang, Yanjie ; Iniewski, Kris

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    20-24 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    243
  • Lastpage
    246
  • Abstract
    A 2.3GHz transimpedance preamplifier designed in a TSMC 0.18μm CMOS technology for optical communication is presented. A wide-swing cascode (WSC) topology provides high transimpedance gain, wide bandwidth, large output voltage swing, low input impedance and low power consumption. The SpectreS simulations show a transimpedance gain of 1.12KΩ (61dBΩ), 3-dB bandwidth of 2.3GHz, low input impedance (<50Ω), dynamic range of 66dB, 650mV output voltage swing and 2.3mW power consumption with 1.5V voltage supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; UHF amplifiers; optical communication equipment; preamplifiers; 0.18 micron; 1.5 V; 2.3 GHz; 2.3 mW; 650 mV; CMOS technology; CMOS transimpedance preamplifier; SpectreS simulation; optical communication; power consumption; transimpedance gain; wide-swing cascode topology; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Communications technology; Energy consumption; Impedance; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Preamplifiers; Topology; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System-on-Chip for Real-Time Applications, 2005. Proceedings. Fifth International Workshop on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2403-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IWSOC.2005.3
  • Filename
    1530950