Title :
Performance analysis of feed-forward equalizers based on passive and active delay cells for multi-Gb/s optical fiber links
Author :
Lee, Kil-Hoon ; Kim, Hyoungsoo ; Bhatta, Debesh ; Gebara, Edward ; Laskar, Joy
Author_Institution :
Georgia Electron. Design Center (GEDC), Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
In this paper, two 9-taps FFE structures using different delay cell approaches are implemented and analyzed. The first FFE uses passive delay cells based on an artificial transmission line implemented using an inductor-capacitor (LC) ladder, and the second FFE uses active delay cells implemented with differential pairs incorporating an active inductive peaking technique.
Keywords :
delay circuits; equalisers; feedforward; optical links; active delay cells; artificial transmission line; feed-forward equalizers; inductor-capacitor ladder; optical fiber links; passive delay cells; performance analysis; Delay; Equalizers; Feedforward systems; Finite impulse response filter; High speed optical techniques; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Performance analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2641-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2642-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2008.4958281
