Title :
A 12-Gb/s high-performance, high-sensitivity monolithic p-i-n/HBT photoreceiver module for long-wavelength transmission systems
Author :
Lunardi, L.M. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Burrus, C.A. ; Hamm, R.A. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Zyskind, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A very high sensitivity, high speed, fiber-pigtailed photoreceiver module is described. The OEIC photoreceiver, composed of a p-i-n photodetector monolithically integrated with an InP-InGaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT)-based transimpedance amplifier, has measured sensitivity of -20 dBm and -17.6 dBm for data rates of 10 and 12 Gb/s, respectively, at a bit error rate of 1/spl times/10/sup -9/. These results are the best ever reported for an OEIC photoreceiver at these speeds. In an optical transmission experiment with a low noise erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) preceding the OEIC photoreceiver, the measured sensitivities were -35.2 and -32 dBm at 10 and 12 Gb/s respectively.<>
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical noise; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; sensitivity; 12 Gbit/s; 12-Gb/s high-performance high-sensitivity monolithic p-i-n/HBT photoreceiver module; InP-InGaAs; InP-InGaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor; OEIC photoreceiver; bit error rate; fiber-pigtailed photoreceiver module; long-wavelength transmission systems; low noise erbium-doped fiber amplifier; measured sensitivity; monolithically integrated; optical transmission experiment; p-i-n photodetector; transimpedance amplifier; Bit error rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optoelectronic devices; PIN photodiodes; Photodetectors; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
