Title :
A time division multiplexer IC for bit rates up to about 2 Gbits/s
Author :
Rein, Hans-Martin ; Daniel, Detlef ; Derksen, Rainer H. ; Langmann, Ulrich ; Bosch, Berthold G.
fDate :
6/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A bipolar 4:1 time-division multiplexer IC developed for a planned 1.12 Gbit/s optical communication system is presented. Without resorting to sophisticated technology, the high speed was achieved by modification of well-known circuit concepts and by careful circuit optimization. With a current-switch output, reliable operation was measured to over 2 Gbit/s compared to over 1.5 Gbit/s if emitter-follower outputs are used. The experimental results agree very well with the simulation predictions.
Keywords :
Bipolar integrated circuits; bipolar integrated circuits; Bipolar integrated circuits; Bit rate; HDTV; Multiplexing; Optical fiber communication; Photonic integrated circuits; Pulse circuits; Switches; Temperature; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1984.1052142
