Title :
A Si-bipolar AGC amplifier IC with high gain and wide dynamic range for 10 Gb/s optical-fiber receivers
Author :
Moller, M. ; Rein, H.-M. ; Wernz, H.
Author_Institution :
Ruhr-Univ., Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
A complete linear automatic-gain-control (AGC) amplifier for a 10 Gb/s optical fiber link was integrated on a single chip using a Si-bipolar production technology. It is characterized by a high gain of 37 dB, linear operation over a wide input dynamic range of 46 dB, a maximum data rate of 13 Gb/s, and a gain-independent 3-dB cut-off frequency of 10 GHz. Moreover, a special 50-/spl Omega/ input termination circuit with only small return loss as well as two separate output buffers are used.<>
Keywords :
automatic gain control; bipolar integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; linear integrated circuits; optical fibres; optical losses; optical receivers; silicon; 10 GHz; 10 Gbit/s; 37 dB; bipolar AGC amplifier IC; dynamic range; gain-independent 3-dB cut-off frequency; input dynamic range; input termination circuit; maximum data rate; optical-fiber receivers; output buffers; return loss; Dynamic range; Optical amplifiers; Optical buffering; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Photonic integrated circuits; Production; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1994. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1994
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1418-2
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1994.332132
