Title :
A 20 Gb/s SiGe photoreceiver based on optical time sampling
Author :
Mohammed Shafiqul Hai;Michaël Ménard;Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University
Abstract :
A novel optical time sampling photoreceiver using SiGe photodetectors in series is demonstrated at 20 Gb/s. After O/E conversion, the electrical signal is processed at a quarter of the bit rate, leading to an overall more power efficient receiver front-end.
Keywords :
"Optical amplifiers","Optical receivers","Optical device fabrication","Optical sensors","Bandwidth","Optical signal processing","Electronic circuits"
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2015 European Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2015.7341914
