Title :
Low noise wideband fiberoptic MMIC-based receiver
Author :
Khairandish, R. ; Gee, C.M. ; Paslaski, J. ; Huff, D.
Author_Institution :
Ortel Corp., Alhambra, CA, USA
Abstract :
A low-noise, wideband, fiber-optic monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit (MMIC)-based receiver consisting of a two-stage feedback amplifier with minimum gain of 10 dB and 5 dB maximum noise figure from 6 to 15 Hz is presented. This bandwidth and noise performance represent a significant improvement over available hybrid designs. The receiver is usable up to 17 GHz. The improved RF performance is obtained by flip-chip mounting a photodiode onto the MMIC chip, which minimizes the parasitics. thereby extending bandwidth and improving noise.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; microwave amplifiers; optical fibres; optical receivers; photodiodes; wideband amplifiers; 10 dB; 5 dB; 6 to 17 GHz; 9 GHz; bandwidth; fiberoptic MMIC-based receiver; flip-chip mounting; low-noise; microwave links; monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit; noise performance; optical communication; photodiode; two-stage feedback amplifier; wideband; Bandwidth; Feedback amplifiers; MMICs; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical receivers; Photodiodes; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Semiconductor device noise; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1993. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1993
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1322-4
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1993.247474
