• DocumentCode
    901344
  • Title

    Integrated circuits for a 200 Mbit/s fiber-optic link

  • Author

    Cooke, Michael P. ; Sumerling, Geoff W. ; Muoi, T.V. ; Carter, Andy C.

  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    12/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    909
  • Lastpage
    915
  • Abstract
    A set of three bipolar integrated circuits for a new fiber-optic link is described. The link operates at data rates of 5-200 Mb/s NRZ. The optical transmitter and receiver modules are compact and fit into standard 16-pin dual-in-line sockets. The power consumption of the transmitter module is 530 mW and the receiver module dissipates 310 mW. The optical loss budget is 20 dB, which is sufficient for link lengths of up to 5 or 6 km. The circuits have been designed in a 3-μm bipolar process. The chip sizes are 2 mm×1.75 mm each.
  • Keywords
    Bipolar integrated circuits; Data communication equipment; Digital communication systems; Optical communication equipment; Optical fibres; Receivers; Transmitters; bipolar integrated circuits; data communication equipment; digital communication systems; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; receivers; transmitters; Bipolar integrated circuits; Capacitors; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Photodiodes; Resistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.1986.1052629
  • Filename
    1052629