Record −22.5-dBm Sensitivity SOA-PIN-TIA Photoreceiver Module for 40-Gb/s Applications

Author

Angelini, Philippe ; Blache, Fabrice ; Caillaud, Christophe ; Chanclou, Philippe ; Goix, Michel ; Jorge, Filipe ; Mekhazni, Karim ; Dupuy, Jean-Yves ; Achouche, Mohand

Author_Institution

III-V Lab., CEA Leti, Marcoussis, France

Volume

27

Issue

19

fYear

2015

Firstpage

2027

Lastpage

2030

Abstract

This letter reports a 40-Gb/s photoreceiver module with differential outputs designed for short reach applications such as access network and data center interconnect. It consists of an indium phosphide (InP) semiconductor optical amplifier monolithically integrated with a p-i-n (SOA-PIN) photodiode, co-packaged with an InP linear transimpedance amplifier (TIA), both designed and fabricated at III-V Lab. A matching circuit is placed between the SOA-PIN and the TIA in order to increase the cutoff frequency. The module exhibits a -3 dB bandwidth of 43 GHz, a single-ended optoelectrical conversion gain of 10000 V/W for an optical input power of -25 dBm, and a record sensitivity of -22.5 dBm at a bit error rate of 10^-9 at 40 Gb/s in non-return-to-zero on/off-keying operation.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; amplitude shift keying; error statistics; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; operational amplifiers; optical interconnections; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; semiconductor optical amplifiers; III-V Lab; InP; InP linear transimpedance amplifier; SOA-PIN-TIA photoreceiver module; access network; bandwidth 43 GHz; bit error rate; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; cutoff frequency; data center interconnect; differential outputs; indium phosphide semiconductor optical amplifier; matching circuit; nonreturn-to-zero on/off-keying operation; optical input power; p-i-n photodiode; single-ended optoelectrical conversion gain; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Noise; Photodiodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Sensitivity; Transmission line measurements; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifier; Sensitivity; optical fiber communication; semiconductor optical amplifier; sensitivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2015.2449356

Filename

7134738