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Multigigabit CMOS limiting amplifier and VCSEL driver arrays for parallel optical interconnects
Author(s) -
Kang SaeKyoung,
Lee TaeWoo,
Park HyoHoon
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21691
Subject(s) - cmos , amplifier , vertical cavity surface emitting laser , chip , optoelectronics , bandwidth (computing) , limiting , microwave , materials science , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , engineering , physics , optics , telecommunications , laser , mechanical engineering
Limiting amplifier and VCSEL driver arrays for parallel optical interconnects operating at 8 Gb/s are presented, which are designed and fabricated in a Si‐based 0.18‐μm CMOS technology for the single chip integration with low‐power consumption. The limiting amplifier array showed a differential gain of 26 dB, a −3‐dB bandwidth of 6.8 GHz, and a crosstalk of −32 dB between channels. For the VCSEL driver array, it showed a differential gain of 25 dB, a −3‐dB bandwidth of 6.3 GHz, and crosstalk of −26 dB between channels. The power dissipation per channel of the limiting amplifier and the VCSEL driver are 45 and 120 mW, respectively. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 1656–1659, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21691