Title :
A DC-coupled low-power transimpedance amplifier architecture for Gb/s communication system applications
Author :
Guckenberger, Drew ; Schaub, Jeremy D. ; Kornegay, K.T.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Broadband Commun. Res. Lab., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
A DC-coupled transimpedance amplifier (TIA) architecture for optical receiver front-ends with low-power requirements is demonstrated. 12.5 Gb/s performance is achieved for TIAs implemented in 0.25 μm CMOS and 47 GHz fT SiGe BiCMOS technologies while drawing approximately 1 mA from 1.5 V and 1.8 V supplies, respectively.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; coupled circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; integrated optoelectronics; low-power electronics; optical receivers; wideband amplifiers; 0.25 micron; 1 mA; 1.5 V; 1.8 V; 12.5 Gbit/s; 47 GHz; CMOS technologies; DC-coupled low-power transimpedance amplifier architecture; SiGe BiCMOS technologies; TIA; communication system applications; integrated optoelectronics; low-power requirements; optical receiver front-ends; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Broadband amplifiers; Character generation; Impedance; Optical amplifiers; Optical buffering; Optical feedback; Optical receivers; Resistors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2004. Digest of Papers. 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8333-8
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2004.1320671