Title :
Monolithic amplifier with AGC and differential output for 622 Mbit/s optical communications
Author :
Plevridis, S. ; Birbas, A. ; Triantis, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Patras Univ., Greece
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors deal with the implementation of a monolithic optical amplifier for SDH/SONET applications operating at speeds up to 622 Mbit/s. The amplifier incorporates automatic gain control (AGC) and differential output, so it is capable of being connected directly to a quantiser and a clock recovery chip-set. The presented design is fabricated on a cheap 1.2 μm BiCMOS technology which is actually an enhanced CMOS technology offering only NPN bipolar transistors
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; SONET; automatic gain control; differential amplifiers; optical communication equipment; synchronous digital hierarchy; 1.2 micron; 622 Mbit/s; BiCMOS technology; SDH/SONET; automatic gain control; differential output; monolithic optical amplifier; optical communication;
Journal_Title :
Circuits, Devices and Systems, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-cds:19990272
