An integrated CMOS transceiver for a 40Gb/s SCM optical communication system

Author

Chen, Jinghong ; Saibi, Fadi ; Säckinger, Edward ; Azadet, Kamran ; Othmer, Joe ; Yu, Mark ; Yang, Fuji ; Lin, Jenshan ; Huang, Titus ; Liu, Tingping

Author_Institution

Agere Syst., Allentown, PA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

18-21 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

135

Lastpage

138

Abstract

The feasibility of a 40Gb/s subcarrier modulated optical transmission system using low-cost optoelectronic components and CMOS IC technology is presented. To validate that the 40Gb/s system can be implemented in CMOS, an integrated QAM-16 transceiver with a carrier frequency of 13.32GHz was designed and fabricated in a 0.14μm, 1.5V CMOS technology. The test chip occupies 3.6mm² of area and consumes 340mW of power. Measurement results for a transmission link consisting of the CMOS QAM-16 modulator/demodulator, a DML laser, a 30km single mode fiber and a PIN photodetector are reported.

Keywords

multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; photodetectors; transceivers; 0.14 micron; 1.5 V; 13.32 GHz; 30 km; 340 mW; 40 Gbit/s; CMOS integrated circuit technology; DML laser; PIN photodetector; SCM optical communication system; carrier frequency; integrated CMOS transceiver; modulator/demodulator; optoelectronic components; single mode fiber; subcarrier modulated optical transmission system; subcarrier multiplexing; transmission link; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor device measurement; Testing; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE 2005

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9023-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CICC.2005.1568626

Filename

1568626