Title :
An RF front-end with optically powered CMOS power supply
Author :
Sarioglu, Baykal ; Aktan, O. ; Cindemir, Umut ; Mutlu, Senol ; Dundar, Gunhan ; Yalcinkaya, Arda D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bogazici Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
A monolithic CMOS optoelectronic power supply for on-chip RF front-end circuits is presented. The RF front-end circuit which uses fully optical link is demonstrated by using the test chip fabricated in 0.18-μm CMOS process.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical links; power supply circuits; radiofrequency integrated circuits; chip fabrication; monolithic CMOS optoelectronic power supply; on-chip RF front-end circuits; optical link; optically powered CMOS power supply; size 0.18 mum; Biomedical optical imaging; CMOS integrated circuits; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Power supplies; CMOS; DC/DC conversion; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0334-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031027
