10 Gbps Transimpedance Amplifier and

Laser Driver in 0.18 um CMOS

Martin A. BrookeDuke University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringemail: mbrooke@ee.duke.edu

0.18 m TSMC CMOS process Integrated thin film OE devices

10 Gbps Optical Receiver in 0.18 m CMOS

Transimpedance amplifier

Post amplifier

Output buffer

Simulated Eye-Diagram @ 10 Gbps with circular MSM ( = 40um)

10 Gbps Optical Receiver Simulation

Optical Input Eye-Diagram @ 10 Gbps Input Current approx 150 uA p-p

10 Gbps Optical Receiver Measurements

Optical Input Sensitivity @ 5 Gbps BER = 10-12 at approx 113 uA input

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10 Gbps Optical Receiver Measurements

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0.18 m CMOS technology10 Gbps Laser Driver

Simulated Eye Circuit Schematic

0.18 m TSMC CMOS technology10 Gbps Laser Driver

Measured 10 Gbps Electrical Eye BER < 3.11e-14

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