Gigabit receiver ICs for optical communications

Author

Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro ; Kitasagami, H. ; Kawai, Masanori ; Amemiya, Isao ; Touge, Tetsuo ; Tamada, Haruo ; Kokado, M. ; Sugimoto, Masahiro

Author_Institution

Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

460

Lastpage

476

Abstract

The authors discuss gigabit receiver ICs for optical communications, focusing on their circuit and package design, the performance of receivers that were fabricated, and their application to a 1.6 Gb/s optical receiver. The key technologies for the receivers are discussed, and a design based on these key technologies is proposed. The proposed design is used to fabricate six receiver ICs (eight chips) using an ultra-high-speed bipolar process with transistors having a unity gain bandwidth of 6-8 GHz. The receivers are suitable for long-haul optical transmission at bit rates up to 1.6 Gb/s. Experimental results show that the 1.6 Gb/s receiver has an optical dynamic range of more than 23 dB without any adjustment, and the received average optical power required to maintain a 10^-11 error rate is less the -31 dBm

Keywords

bipolar integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; receivers; 1.6 Gbits/s; 6 to 8 GHz; bipolar process; circuit design; gigabit receiver IC; integrated circuit fabrication; long-haul optical transmission; optical communications; optical dynamic range; optical power; optical receiver; package design; Bit rate; Energy consumption; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit packaging; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical feedback; Optical receivers; Photonic integrated circuits; Power system reliability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.1913

Filename

1913