• DocumentCode
    894282
  • Title

    A wide-band limiting amplifier for optical fiber repeaters

  • Author

    Faulkner, David W.

  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    6/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    333
  • Lastpage
    340
  • Abstract
    An integrated amplifier having a bandwidth of 470 MHz, and a gain and limiting range of 60 dB has been realized using a cascade of three cells on an uncommitted array. The circuit is capable of operating in optical fiber repeaters in the signal or retiming path at transmission rates up to 650 MBd. Direct expressions for calculating the gain and bandwidth have been derived which allow optimization of the component values, bias conditions, and transistor parameters for a chosen application.
  • Keywords
    Linear integrated circuits; Optical communication equipment; Repeaters; Wideband amplifiers; linear integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; repeaters; wideband amplifiers; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Broadband amplifiers; Circuits; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.1983.1051948
  • Filename
    1051948