Title :
Highly integrated 20 Mbit/s GaAs optical receiver for use in TPON network termination equipment
Author :
Back, N.R. ; White, B.R.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Martlesham Heath, UK
fDate :
3/28/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance and application of a 20 Mbit/s PIN-GaAs IC optical receiver is described. Designed for TPON, the receiver combines high sensitivity, -50 dBm, with CMOS logic level and peak detector outputs in a single package consuming less than 190 mW.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; hybrid integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; p-i-n diodes; photodiodes; receivers; 190 mW; 20 Mbit/s; CMOS logic level; GaAs; PIN-GaAs IC optical receiver; TPON; application; local loop; low cost; network termination equipment; peak detector outputs; performance; semiconductors; sensitivity; single package; telephony over passive optical network;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910357
