Title :
A 1GSample/s, 15 GHz input bandwidth master-slave track-&-hold amplifier in InP-DHBT technology
Author :
Bouvier, Y. ; Konczykowska, A. ; Ouslimani, A. ; Godin, J.
Author_Institution :
III-V Lab., Alcatel-Thales, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
A fully differential master-slave track-and-hold amplifier with 15 GHz input bandwidth is designed and fabricated in a 210-GHz-fTInP-DHBT process on a 1.6times2.8 mm2 chip. A Total Harmonic Distortion lower than -39 dB and a Third Harmonic Rejection greater than 45 dB are measured for 1 GSample/s and 4 dBm single-ended input signal. Time domain measurements are also presented.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC amplifiers; bipolar MMIC; differential amplifiers; harmonic distortion; indium compounds; sample and hold circuits; DHBT technology; InP; MMIC amplifiers; bandwidth 15 GHz; bipolar MMIC; differential master-slave track-and-hold amplifier; total harmonic distortion; Bandwidth; Capacitors; Circuits; Computer buffers; Differential amplifiers; Distortion measurement; Master-slave; Optical amplifiers; Resistors; Sampling methods; ADC; DHBT; InP; master-slave; sub-sampling; track-and-hold amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165902