A low power consumption GaAs MMIC transimpedance amplifier for 2.5 Gb/s optical receivers

Author

Neto, Victor Patiri ; Corso, Valentine ; Fischer, R.A. ; Finardi, Celio A. ; Giannini, F.

Author_Institution

Res. & Dev. Centre, Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S/A-TELEBRAS, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

24-27 Jul 1995

Firstpage

487

Abstract

The paper presents a GaAs MMIC transimpedance amplifier for a high bit rate (2.5 Gb/s) optical communication system. A GaAs integrated circuit with a transimpedance gain of 63 dBohm, a bandwidth of 1.8 GHz with high capacitance photodiode operation and low power consumption is demonstrated. A complete set of simulated and measured results are presented to confirm the effectiveness of the design approach. The circuit design was carried out at R&D Center of TELEBRAS together with University of Rome through the ITU/UNDP project and the prototypes were fabricated at GEC-Marconi

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MMIC; MMIC amplifiers; capacitance; electric impedance; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit manufacture; integrated circuit measurement; optical receivers; photodiodes; 1.8 GHz; 2.5 Gbit/s; GEC-Marconi; GaAs; III-V semiconductor; ITU/UNDP project; MMIC transimpedance amplifier; TELEBRAS; University of Rome; bandwidth; circuit design; high capacitance photodiode operation; low power consumption amplifier; measured results; optical communication system; optical receivers; simulated results; transimpedance gain; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Capacitance; Energy consumption; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Photodiodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2674-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBMOMO.1995.509667

Filename

509667