A low-noise monolithically integrated 1.5 Gb/s optical receiver in 0.6-μm BiCMOS technology

Author

Swoboda, R. ; Zimmermann, H.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Electr. Meas. & Circuit Design, Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

2003

Firstpage

419

Lastpage

424

Abstract

Results of a monolithically integrated optical receiver for optical data transmission and optical interconnects is presented. A 0.6-μm BiCMOS technology is used to realize the optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC). This OEIC can be used at data rates of 622 Mb/s, 1Gb/s, 1.25 Gb/s, and 1.5 Gb/s with a dual supply of 5 and 17 V with sensitivities of -24.5, -24.3, -24.1, and -22.1 dBm, respectively, at a bit-error rate of 10^-9. With a single supply of 5 V, operation at 1.25 Gb/s with a sensitivity of -22.7 dBm was achieved.

Keywords

BiCMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; 0.6 micron; 0.6-μm BiCMOS technology; 17 V; 5 V; 622 Mbit/s to 1.5 Gbit/s; OEIC data rates; PIN photodiode; bit-error rate; dual supply; low-noise monolithically integrated 1.5 Gb/s optical receiver; optical data transmission; optical interconnects; optoelectronic integrated circuit; photo receivers; sensitivities; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Integrated circuit technology; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic devices; PIN photodiodes; Silicon; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2003.813323

Filename

1239008