A high-sensitivity APD receiver for 10-Gb/s system applications

Author

Tzeng, L.D. ; Mizuhzra, O. ; Nguyen, T.V. ; Ogawa, K. ; Watanabe, I. ; Makita, Kikuo ; Tsuji, M. ; Taguchi, K.

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Lucent Technol. Inc., Breinigsville, PA., USA

Volume

8

Issue

9

fYear

1996

Firstpage

1229

Lastpage

1231

Abstract

In this paper, we will report the performance of a high-sensitivity (-28.7 dB) avalanche photodiode (APD) receiver, constructed with a low-noise superlattice APD, for l0-Gb/s applications. This receiver sensitivity value is only about 4-5 dB away from that of a commercially realizable optical pre-amplifier receiver at this bit-rate. Using this receiver and a transmitter with an output optical power of only -4 dB, we are able to transmit data over 61 km of standard fiber, including system operational margins, without using any optical amplifiers.

Keywords

avalanche photodiodes; optical noise; optical receivers; optical transmitters; preamplifiers; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor superlattices; sensitivity; 10 Gbit/s; 61 km; Gb/s system applications; avalanche photodiode receiver; bit-rate; commercially realizable optical pre-amplifier receiver; high-sensitivity; high-sensitivity APD receiver; low-noise superlattice APD; output optical power; receiver sensitivity value; semiconductor superlattice photodiodes; standard fiber; system operational margins; transmit data; transmitter; Avalanche photodiodes; Operational amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical superlattices; Optical transmitters; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.531845

Filename

531845