Title :
Receiver OEIC using a bipolar translinear loop
Author :
Marchlewski, A. ; Zimmermann, H. ; Jonak-Auer, I. ; Wachmann, E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electrodynamics, Microwave & Circuit Eng., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
In this work we present the usability of the translinear loop topology as frontend sensing circuit for broadband OEIC chip design in a 0.35μm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The result is a fully monolithically integrated 1-Gbps optical receiver with a sensitivity of -20dBm at 675nm in a mature silicon-based technology, which is appropriate e. g. as a plastic optical fiber (POF) receiver or generally as receiver in short-range optical interconnects.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; BiCMOS technology; PIN photodiode; POF receiver; SiGe; bipolar translinear loop; bit rate 1 Gbit/s; broadband OEIC chip design; frontend sensing circuit; fully monolithic integrated optical receiver; plastic optical fiber receiver; short-range optical interconnection; silicon-based technology; size 0.35 mum; size 675 nm; translinear loop topology; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; PIN photodiodes; OEIC; PIN photodiode; POF; optical receiver; translinear loop;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits & Systems (DDECS), 2011 IEEE 14th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cottbus
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9755-3
DOI :
10.1109/DDECS.2011.5783091
