Title :
A Gigabit Optical Receiver with Monolithically Integrated Photodiode in 0.18 μm CMOS
Author :
Hermans, Carolien ; Tavernier, Filip ; Steyaert, Michiel
Author_Institution :
K.U. Leuven ESAT-MICAS
Abstract :
An optical receiver with monolithically integrated photodiode in a standard 0.18 mum CMOS technology is presented. At 1.2 Gbit/s, the optical sensitivity is -8 dBm for a BER of 10-12, while the off-chip output amplitude is 500 mVpp into a 50 Omega load. The post-amplifier can handle bitrates up to 5 Gbit/s with a BER of 10 -12 and a dynamic range larger than 41 dB. Current consumption of the complete receiver is 250 mA from a 1.8 V power supply. 210 mA of the total current is dissipated in the post-amplifier and output buffer.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; amplifiers; buffer circuits; error statistics; monolithic integrated circuits; optical receivers; photodiodes; 0.18 micron; 1.2 Gbit/s; 1.8 V; 210 mA; 250 mA; 50 ohm; 500 V; BER; CMOS technology; monolithically integrated photodiode; optical receiver; output buffer; post-amplifier; Bit error rate; CMOS technology; Diodes; Equalizers; Optical amplifiers; Optical buffering; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2006. ESSCIRC 2006. Proceedings of the 32nd European
Conference_Location :
Montreux
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0303-0
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIR.2006.307484
