Title :
High-sensitivity 10 Gbit/s optical receiver with superlattice APD
Author :
Ishikawa, Hiroshi ; Watanabe, Issei ; Suzaki, T. ; Tsuji, Mineo ; Sugou, S. ; Makita, Kikuo ; Taguchi, Katsuhisa
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Lab., NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A high-sensitivity optical receiver has been developed with a low-noise, large gain-bandwidth product superlattice APD. Minimising the front-end circuit noise has realised the highest receiver sensitivity of -27.6 dBm at 10 Gbit/s operation ever reported for the APD receivers.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; digital communication systems; optical receivers; 10 Gbit/s; front-end circuit noise; high-sensitivity; optical receiver; superlattice APD;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931248
