A 12-Gb/s high-performance, high-sensitivity monolithic p-i-n/HBT photoreceiver module for long-wavelength transmission systems

A very high sensitivity, high speed, fiber-pigtailed photoreceiver module is described. The OEIC photoreceiver, composed of a p-i-n photodetector monolithically integrated with an InP-InGaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT)-based transimpedance amplifier, has measured sensitivity of -20 dBm a...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 1995-02, Vol.7 (2), p.182-184
Main Authors: Lunardi, L.M., Chandrasekhar, S., Gnauck, A.H., Burrus, C.A., Hamm, R.A., Sulhoff, J.W., Zyskind, J.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bit error rate
Circuit properties
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Exact sciences and technology
Heterojunction bipolar transistors
High speed optical techniques
Integrated optoelectronics. Optoelectronic circuits
Optical amplifiers
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optical noise
Optoelectronic devices
Photodetectors
PIN photodiodes
Stimulated emission
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Summary:A very high sensitivity, high speed, fiber-pigtailed photoreceiver module is described. The OEIC photoreceiver, composed of a p-i-n photodetector monolithically integrated with an InP-InGaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT)-based transimpedance amplifier, has measured sensitivity of -20 dBm and -17.6 dBm for data rates of 10 and 12 Gb/s, respectively, at a bit error rate of 1/spl times/10/sup -9/. These results are the best ever reported for an OEIC photoreceiver at these speeds. In an optical transmission experiment with a low noise erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) preceding the OEIC photoreceiver, the measured sensitivities were -35.2 and -32 dBm at 10 and 12 Gb/s respectively.< >
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/68.345916