Title :
A 1.25 Gb/s fully integrated optical receiver for SI-POF applications
Author :
Gimeno, Cecilia ; Sanchez-Azqueta, Carlos ; Celma, S. ; Aldea, Concepcion ; Cahill, C.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Design Group (GDE), Univ. de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a 1.25 Gb/s fully integrated BiCMOS optical receiver for short reach applications through low-cost step index plastic optical fiber. The limited bandwidth caused by the fiber is compensated by a continuous-time equalizer. A low noise transimpedance amplifier with some peaking overcomes the limitation introduced by the integrated photodiode. A post-amplifier has been included to generate the required digital output levels. The design achieves 1.25 Gb/s through 50 m SI-POF with a power consumption of 148 mW and a sensitivity of -16.4 dBm for a BER of 10-12. Simulation results are provided.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; amplifiers; equalisers; error statistics; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; power consumption; BER; SI-POF applications; bandwidth; bit rate 1.25 Gbit/s; continuous-time equalizer; digital output levels; fully integrated optical receiver; integrated BiCMOS optical receiver; integrated photodiode; low noise transimpedance amplifier; low-cost step index plastic optical fiber; post-amplifier; power 148 mW; power consumption; Bandwidth; Equalizers; Gain; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Photodiodes; SI-POF; equalizer; front-end; fully integrated optical receiver;
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), 2013 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2013.6662273
