Title :
A 10Gb/s APD-based linear burst-mode receiver with 31dB dynamic range for reach-extended PON systems
Author :
Yin, X. ; Moeneclaey, B. ; Qiu, X.Z. ; Verbrugghe, J. ; Verheyen, K. ; Bauwelinck, J. ; Vandewege, J. ; Achouche, M. ; Chang, Yuan-Chih
Author_Institution :
INTEC/IMEC, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We present a first high performance APD-based linear burst-mode receiver (BM-RX) with a record wide dynamic range of 31dB. The APD multiplication factor is controlled from burst to burst within 60ns by an on-chip self-generated M-control signal.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical receivers; passive optical networks; APD multiplication factor; APD-based linear burst-mode receiver; BM-RX; avalanche photodiode; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; dynamic range; on-chip self-generated M-control signal; passive optical network; reach-extended pon systems; Bit error rate; Dynamic range; Gain; Optical fiber filters; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
