• DocumentCode
    3294893
  • Title

    A 5-Gbit/s CMOS optical receiver frontend

  • Author

    Beaudoin, F. ; El-Gamal, M.N.

  • Author_Institution
    McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    4-7 Aug. 2002
  • Abstract
    An optical receiver frontend achieving a 5-Gb/s bit-rate was realized in a 0.18 μm CMOS process. The preamplifier has a measured gain of 58.7 dBΩ, an input-referred current noise of 13 pA/√(Hz), and uses a constant-k filter to extend the bandwidth. The transimpedance amplifier (TIA) is followed by a chain of amplification stages with passive offset control. The receiver operates from a 1.8 V power supply, while dissipating only 47 mW (97 mW with the complete test circuitry and buffers). The circuit is housed in a standard CFP24 package.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; digital communication; optical receivers; preamplifiers; 0.18 micron; 1.8 V; 47 mW; 5 Gbit/s; 97 mW; CFP24 package; CMOS optical receiver frontend; amplification stages; constant-k filter; passive offset control; preamplifier; transimpedance amplifier; Band pass filters; CMOS process; Circuit testing; Current measurement; Gain measurement; Noise measurement; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Preamplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2002. MWSCAS-2002. The 2002 45th Midwest Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7523-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2002.1186997
  • Filename
    1186997