Title :
A 19-Gb/s, 1.8-V Optical Receiver Front-End Comprised of a Ge-on-SOI Photodiode and a CMOS Transimpedance Amplifier
Author :
Schow, C.L. ; Schares, L. ; Koester, S.J. ; Dehlinger, G. ; John, R.
Author_Institution :
IBM ? T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA. Email: cschow@us.ibm.com
Abstract :
We report the fastest (19 Gb/s) and lowest voltage (1.8 V) all-silicon-based optical receiver front end, consisting of a 0.13-¿m CMOS transimpedance amplifier and a planar Ge-on-SOI photodiode that is suitable for future monolithic integration.
Keywords :
Absorption; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Detectors; Optical amplifiers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800989
