DocumentCode
963274
Title
High-sensitivity 10 Gbit/s optical receiver with superlattice APD
Author
Ishikawa, Hiroshi ; Watanabe, Issei ; Suzaki, T. ; Tsuji, Mineo ; Sugou, S. ; Makita, Kikuo ; Taguchi, Katsuhisa
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Lab., NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Volume
29
Issue
21
fYear
1993
Firstpage
1874
Lastpage
1876
Abstract
A high-sensitivity optical receiver has been developed with a low-noise, large gain-bandwidth product superlattice APD. Minimising the front-end circuit noise has realised the highest receiver sensitivity of -27.6 dBm at 10 Gbit/s operation ever reported for the APD receivers.
Keywords
avalanche photodiodes; digital communication systems; optical receivers; 10 Gbit/s; front-end circuit noise; high-sensitivity; optical receiver; superlattice APD;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19931248
Filename
241394
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