Title :
A 1550nm, 10Gbps monolithic optical receiver in 130nm CMOS with integrated Ge waveguide photodetector
Author :
Masini, Gianlorenzo ; Capellini, Giovanni ; Witzens, Jeremy ; Gunn, Cary
Author_Institution :
Luxtera Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Abstract :
This paper introduce the world´s first, high-speed optical receiver using Ge waveguide photodetectors monolithically integrated in the CMOS process. The integrated receiver achieves a sensitivity of -14.2 dBm (10-12 BER) at 10 Gbps and 1550 nm.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; germanium; high-speed integrated circuits; high-speed optical techniques; optical receivers; photodetectors; CMOS process; Ge; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; high speed optical receiver; integrated Ge waveguide photodetector; monolithic optical receiver; size 130 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; Bit error rate; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Detectors; Epitaxial growth; Germanium; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347656
