Designing high-speed MMICs and OEICs for 10 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s optical transponder front-ends

Author

Laursen, K. ; Yuen, C. ; Chu, D.

Author_Institution

OEpic Inc, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

221

Lastpage

224

Abstract

The major components of high-speed (10 and 40 Gb/s) fiber-optic communication front-ends are reviewed, and some of the fundamental design criteria for these components are discussed. The differences between designing these high-speed digital circuits and more traditional microwave amplifiers are highlighted, and the capabilities and shortcomings of the current microwave design tools are discussed. Finally, some examples of simulated results and measurements are provided for some of the MMICs designed by the authors.

Keywords

MMIC; circuit CAD; circuit simulation; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit modelling; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical transmitters; software tools; transponders; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; IC measurements; design criteria; fiber-optic communication; high-speed MMIC design; high-speed OEIC design; high-speed digital circuits; microwave amplifiers; microwave design tools; optical transponder front-ends; simulation; Digital circuits; High speed optical techniques; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave communication; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Stimulated emission; Transponders;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 2002. 24th Annual Technical Digest

Conference_Location

Monterey, California, USA

ISSN

1064-7775

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7447-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GAAS.2002.1049064

Filename

1049064