VLSI-compatible smart-pixel interface circuits and technology

Author

Woodward, T.K.

Author_Institution

Bell Lab., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

5-9 Aug. 1996

Firstpage

65

Lastpage

66

Abstract

The optoelectronic VLSI (OE-VLSI) smart pixel receiver is very different from a classic telecommunications-grade receiver. In the OE-VLSI case, the receiver must be particularly compact, and dissipate a minimum amount of power, since large numbers of the circuits are presumed to exist on the chip. Noise immunity and dynamic range are also important parameters. Finally, the OE-VLSI receiver must generate a logic-voltage that is presumed to be utilized on the same chip.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; SEEDs; VLSI; integrated optoelectronics; optical noise; optical receivers; smart pixels; OE-VLSI receiver; VLSI-compatible smart-pixel interface circuits; chip; classic telecommunications-grade receiver; dynamic range; logic-voltage; noise immunity; optoelectronic VLSI; smart pixel receiver; Area measurement; CMOS technology; Integrated circuit technology; Optical amplifiers; Optical beams; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power dissipation; Random access memory; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Applications of Lasers in Materials Processing/Broadband Optical Networks/Smart Pixels/Optical MEMs and Their Applications. IEEE/LEOS 1996 Summer Topical Meetings:

Conference_Location

Keystone, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3175-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1996.540747

Filename

540747