A 17-Gb/s low-power optical receiver using a Ge-on-SOI photodiode with a 0.13-μm CMOS IC

L. Schares, C. L. Schow, S. J. Koester, G. Dehlinger, R. John, F. E. Doany

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Abstract

We report the fastest (17Gb/s) and lowest-voltage (1.8V) all-silicon CMOS optical receiver to date, based on a germanium-on-SOI photodiode. The 12.5-Gb/s sensitivity at 850nm is -12.7dBm (BER=10 -12), with a power consumption as low as 50mW.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - Thirteenth International Symposium on Temporal Representation and Reasoning, TIME 2006
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: Mar 5 2006Mar 10 2006

Publication series

Name2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Volume2006

Other

Other2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period3/5/063/10/06

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