• DocumentCode
    990550
  • Title

    Long-wavelength transimpedance optical receiver performance enhancement using cooled germanium avalanche photodiodes

  • Author

    Walker, Stuart D. ; Blank, L.C.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    An optical sensitivity improvement of 1.5 dB was produced by moderate cooling of a commercially available 100 ¿m p+-n Ge APD in a transimpedance receiver, built on a standard printed circuit board. At 1.3 ¿m and 140 Mbaud, ¿45.2 dBm was achieved, making this receiver highly competitive where cooling is permitted.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; germanium; optical communication equipment; avalanche photodiodes; cooling; optical sensitivity; p+-n Ge APD; performance enhancement; transimpedance receiver;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840013
  • Filename
    4248565
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=990550