Title :
ICs for 100-Gb/s serial operation
Author :
Swahn, Thomas ; Baeyens, Yves ; Meghelli, Mounir
Author_Institution :
Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg
fDate :
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recently, research activities in the field of 100 Gb/s integrated circuits (ICs) for communication systems have increased. This article discusses an overview of the building blocks of a hypothetical 100-Gb/s serial transmission system and points out some important aspects of such building blocks. Several key building blocks for a 100-Gb/s serial transceivers are also demonstrated. Some pioneering 100-Gb/s ICs designed through various enabling semiconductor technologies are presented as well.
Keywords :
integrated circuit technology; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; semiconductor technology; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; communication systems; integrated circuits; semiconductor technologies; serial transceivers; serial transmission system; Bandwidth; Clocks; Consumer electronics; Ethernet networks; Optical fibers; Signal processing; Throughput; Transceivers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wide area networks;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMM.2008.931670
