• DocumentCode
    1257815
  • Title

    110+ GHz Transimpedance Amplifier in InP-HBT Technology for 100 Gbit Ethernet

  • Author

    Fields, Charles H. ; Tsen, Tom ; McGuire, Chuck ; Yoon, Yeong ; Zehnder, Daniel ; Thomas, Steve ; Montes, Mary ; Valles, Irma ; Duvall, Janna ; Hussain, Tahir

  • Author_Institution
    HRL Labs., LLC, Malibu, CA, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    465
  • Lastpage
    467
  • Abstract
    A 50 dB-Ω transimpedance amplifier (TIA) with a bandwidth greater than 110 GHz has been demonstrated using InP HBT technology. The wide-band amplifier with a cutoff frequency > 110 GHz was designed and fabricated in HRL Laboratories´ G4 0.25 μm InP HBT IC technology. The amplifier operates at -4.0 V with a current draw of 76 mA for a power consumption of 304 mW. The basic Cherry-Hooper gain cell is used with a single-ended input and a differential output buffer stage.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; MMIC amplifiers; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; local area networks; operational amplifiers; Cherry-Hooper gain cell; Ethernet; HBT technology; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; current 76 mA; differential output buffer stage; power 304 mW; transimpedance amplifier; High-speed integrated circuits; indium phosphide (InP); monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); transimpedance amplifier (TIA);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-1309
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LMWC.2010.2049007
  • Filename
    5524060