Title :
Low noise fibre optic receiver operating from 2 to 20 GHz
Author :
Hankey, J. ; Foster, G.M. ; Borley, S.J. ; Wallis, R.H. ; Holmes, S.J.
Author_Institution :
GEC-Marconi Mater. Technol. Ltd., Towcester, UK
fDate :
5/25/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A wideband optical receiver has been designed and fabricated. The gain with respect to 50 Ω is 12 dB from 2 to 20 GHz, and the noise spectral density is a maximum of 10 pA/√Hz between 6 and 18 GHz. The noise, gain and flatness performances of this GaAs MMIC-based receiver match the equivalent achieved experimentally using highly optimised discrete components, but using a manufacturable process
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC; gallium arsenide; optical fibres; optical noise; optical receivers; 12 dB; 2 to 20 GHz; GaAs; GaAs MMIC-based receiver; flatness; gain; low noise fibre optic receiver; manufacturable process; noise spectral density; wideband optical receiver;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950575
