• DocumentCode
    981753
  • Title

    Transimpedance optical preamplifier having a common-collector front end

  • Author

    Sibley, M.J.N. ; Unwin, R.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Polytechnic of Huddersfield, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Huddersfield, UK
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    985
  • Lastpage
    986
  • Abstract
    A simple PIN photodiode-bipolar transistor (PIN-BJT), direct-coupled, transimpedance, optical preamplifier suitable for fabrication in monolithic IC form is described. The preamplifier basically consists of a common-collector, common-emitter configuration with shunt feedback. Measurements indicate that the receiver is capable of a sensitivity of ¿35.8 dBm at 140 Mbit/s for an error rate of 10¿9.
  • Keywords
    bipolar transistor circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; preamplifiers; PIN photodiode-bipolar transistor; PIN-BJT; common-collector front end; direct coupled transimpedance optical preamplifier; monolithic IC; receiver; shunt feedback;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19820673
  • Filename
    4247023